Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems ...

Even if you don’t recall many facts from high school biology, you likely remember the cells required for making babies: egg and sperm. Maybe you can picture a swarm of sperm cells battling each other ...

Complementing gamification is nudge theory, the behavioral economics framework developed by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein ...

It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.

The leading theory in the social sciences is cultural determinism. Yet, it lacks plausibility as a scientific theory. It is often untestable. When tested, it frequently fails. Such failures are widely ...

The World Cultural Council (WCC) is now accepting nominations for the “Albert Einstein” World Award of Science and the “Leonardo da Vinci” World Awards of Arts. Nominations must be submitted by 26 ...

Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Though contested, imperfect and ...

When Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the moon this year, there were many exciting pictures on the news. Among them, the ones that particularly tugged at my heart were those of the women ...

What is the biggest nightmare of an Asian parent? A common answer may be parenting a child who is modern, individualistic, self-centered, outspoken, and rebellious. Contradictorily, a western parent ...