Next Reads

If an asteroid hadn’t killed off the dinosaurs, humans would almost certainly have never walked the Earth.

“Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms, like books written in a truly foreign language.”

The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”

In his book, “Birds, Sex and Beauty,” Matt Ridley explores why learning isn’t always nature versus nurture.

“Personality isn’t based on what we say we’ll do. It’s rooted in what we actually do, which becomes what we think about.”

Cognitive neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield explores the differences, and similarities, of how AI and humans make meaning of the world.

When plans fall apart, adaptability can build something better.

Migration statistics should be regarded with wariness as they are difficult to analyze properly and easily manipulated for political gain.

From King Midas to Gordon Gekko, humanity has struggled to grasp greed’s true nature.