Topic: Consciousness

Today in Research

Cooking Feeds a Growing Brain; A Whale Trying to Sound Like a Human

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Discovered: Cooking helped humans evolve large brains; beluga vocalizations strikingly similar to human speech; how the dung beetle keeps its cool; measuring consciousness.

By David Wagner

Aug 22, 2012

Today in Research

Robot Recognizes Itself in Mirror; Antibiotics Make Us Fat

Discovered: early risers are healthier than night owls; robots take one more step toward self-awareness; antibiotics expand our waistlines; octopi are conscious.

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