The human brain evolved for a world of familiar faces, immediate threats and small social groups. But the world around us is ...

The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings so they will perform better. In doing so, they contribute above all else to creating people perfectly suited to capitalism. It's important to step ...

Human beings tend to be anthropocentric. That is, we often see ourselves as evolution’s magnum opus despite the fact that, as biomass goes, we’re insignificant compared to plants and other animals.

The question many mark: Will AI replace us, or more accurately, will some human beings replace others with AI? The corollary: What, if anything, makes humans irreplaceable? As artificial intelligence ...

Last Thursday’s announcement of OpenAI’s new ChatGPT agent, which creates spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, deepens the concern that AI will replace large numbers of white-collar jobs. Do ...

Yes, humans evolved from apes. But that's not the most accurate way to describe our place on the tree of life, and it certainly doesn't explain why apes still exist. The question stems from a common ...

As AI transforms work, your greatest competitive advantage won't be artificial intelligence. It will be authentic intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships by providing conversation and companionship, and reshaping how people work ...

In his new book, Moral Origins, evolutionary anthropologist Christopher Boehm speculates that human morality emerged along with big game hunting. Basic Books; Jenny Cool Why do people show kindness to ...

Laughter is one of the most familiar human sounds, but it may be much older and more commonly shared even among our closest ...