In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an ...
Leafcutter ants live in highly organized colonies where every ant has a job, and now researchers can flip those jobs like a switch. By manipulating just two neuropeptides, scientists can turn ...
Mathematics is one of the oldest disciplines of study. For all its antiquity, however, it is a modern, rapidly growing field. Only 70 years ago, mathematics might have been said to consist of algebra, ...
Scientists can't quite agree what constitutes consciousness, nor are they sure why it ever came to be, though they have ...
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Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person-centred, directive counselling approach designed to elicit and strengthen intrinsic motivation for behaviour change. Grounded in principles of empathy, ...
How FX and CFD brokers use AI to score client intent, predict lifetime value, and flag churn early -- shifting acquisition ...
Critics, reporters and editors who cover arts and culture spent months creating, revising and arguing over this list, as well ...
Salt substitution was deemed cost-saving—producing better health outcomes at lower costs. Comprehensive adoption of potassium ...
Opinion

Welcome to the 2014 Verge 50

Who are the 50 most important people at the intersection of technology, art, science, and culture? Who are the 50 people whose work this year will shape the next 50 years? That's the question we ask ...
I have never been one to seek or enjoy conflict of any degree. My personality, especially during my formative years, could ...
From vampire panics to railway madness, these bizarre fears Americans once held shaped laws and ruined lives. The post Most ...