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Neurotribe Finds Promised Land

Ultra Testing shows that autism in the workplace can be a feature, not a bug.

By Amanda Schaffer

Tales of the Neobiological Revolution

Writers, artists, experimenters of all kinds: we’re a platform for your great ideas!

By Jane Metcalfe

A Genetic Algorithm Revealed My Possible Babies

Seeing a thousand of my potential progeny gave me a glimpse of new things that future parents will stress over.

By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt

The Children You Could Have Produced Instead

Technology will dramatically increase the choices that parents can make about their offspring. But having too many options can be a bad thing.

By David Eagleman

Curious Robots Will Teach Us About Ourselves

Machines programmed to explore could lead to smarter AI — and show us how to unlock capacities lying dormant in our own brains.

By Stephanie Pappas

What Will It Take to 3-D Print Organs?

Eventually, no one will die while waiting for a transplant. But that day is further off than you might think.

By Anna Nowogrodzki

When Diet and Lifestyle Aren’t Enough

Supplements and the people who take them.

By Brian Bergstein

This is Your Brain on Weed

Pot is being packaged like fine wines and sold with bold claims about physical and psychological benefits. Does science back up the marketing pitch?

By Maria Finn

Skinny Genes

Anorexia may originate in your gut and your DNA, not in fashion magazines.

By Christina Farr

It’s On! The Race to Wire the Brain

Bryan Johnson is convinced that human intelligence needs an upgrade. So he’s putting up $100 million to make it happen.

By Mallory Pickett

Take Two Placebos and Call Me in the Morning

Sham treatments that work even when you know they’re fakes.

By Anna Nowogrodzki

The Misguided Pessimism of “Homo Deus”

Yuval Noah Harari’s book is right that humans have developed God-like powers, but it’s wrong about the reasons — and it underestimates what will come.

By Juan Enriquez

The Deepest Free Diver of Them All

Facing troubling news in his DNA, William Trubridge displays a competitive advantage not found in his genome: equanimity

By Amanda Schaffer

The Anti-Aging Habits of Longevity Experts

These people are all researching ways to halt or reverse aging. So what are they doing to help themselves live longer?

By Karen Weintraub

Video: Decoding the Diver

Decoding the Diver