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Why Do We Have Blood Types?
More than a century after their discovery, we still don’t really know what blood types are for. Do they really matter? Carl zimmer investigates.
More than a century after their discovery, we still don’t really know what blood types are for. Do they really matter? Carl zimmer investigates.
On the Role of the Individual in the MEAH Framework
Medical anthropology is a field that is concerned, either directly or indirectly, with the improvement of health conditions.
Medical anthropology is a field that is concerned, either directly or indirectly, with the improvement of health conditions.
Exponential Finance: Our Children Won’t Know a Bank Teller from a Chimney Sweep
Nathan rothschild or JP morgan might not recognize every product at a modern bank, but they would surely understand how the company makes money.
Nathan rothschild or JP morgan might not recognize every product at a modern bank, but they would surely understand how the company makes money.
Robot Monitors Thai Pollution From a Height
Raindrops form around tiny particles of dust or pollutants, so pollution can affect rainfall patterns and even lead to flooding.
Raindrops form around tiny particles of dust or pollutants, so pollution can affect rainfall patterns and even lead to flooding.
Can Meditation Really Slow Aging?
Is there real science in the spiritualism of meditation? Jo marchant meets a nobel prize-winner who thinks so.
Is there real science in the spiritualism of meditation? Jo marchant meets a nobel prize-winner who thinks so.
Bill Would Curb Access to Government Works
Creating a copyright in the work of military faculty is not necessary, but would only harm the public’s access to the research and insight of its government.
Creating a copyright in the work of military faculty is not necessary, but would only harm the public’s access to the research and insight of its government.
Date: Me Please
Does your personality dictate your social media presence, or does your online persona dictate your personality?
Does your personality dictate your social media presence, or does your online persona dictate your personality?
Is Artificial-Womb Technology a Tool for Women’s Liberation?
The feminist scholar Irina Aristarkhova presents an alternative view in which the plausibility of artificial-womb technology becomes less of a ‘workable concept’ – or at least more complicated.
The feminist scholar Irina Aristarkhova presents an alternative view in which the plausibility of artificial-womb technology becomes less of a ‘workable concept’ – or at least more complicated.
Brazil’s Billion-Dollar Gym Experiment
Can a grand vision of 4,000 free public gyms overcome inequality and fight brazil’s health crisis? Catherine DE lange reports.
Can a grand vision of 4,000 free public gyms overcome inequality and fight brazil’s health crisis? Catherine DE lange reports.
An Outsider’s Fascination for Dutch Medical Anthropology, and More
Fascinated by The Netherlands, Nicoletta Diasio, came to this country around 1993-1994 as an Italian anthropologist to study ‘Dutch medical anthropology’.
Fascinated by The Netherlands, Nicoletta Diasio, came to this country around 1993-1994 as an Italian anthropologist to study ‘Dutch medical anthropology’.
The New Operating System
If you can't make a bundle in the digital world, you can join the gold rush of speculation in the financial industry.
If you can’t make a bundle in the digital world, you can join the gold rush of speculation in the financial industry.
Beyond Bitcoin: The Real Power Is in the Blockchain
The Bitcoin saga is worthy of Homer. Heroes, priests, and prophesies.
The Bitcoin saga is worthy of Homer. Heroes, priests, and prophesies.
Don’t Should on Us
The urgency of the planetary crisis has not penetrated into popular consciousness.
The urgency of the planetary crisis has not penetrated into popular consciousness.
Map Shows India at Top of Climate Violence
India, Colombia and Nigeria have the most cases of conflict caused by climate change and environmental disputes, according to a map of global ecological conflict.
India, Colombia and Nigeria have the most cases of conflict caused by climate change and environmental disputes, according to a map of global ecological conflict.
The Digital Human and the Society of the Future
Have you ever met an 'artificial'?
Have you ever met an ‘artificial’?