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Where we're headed in the search for our minds

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Where we're headed in the search for our minds

In two challenging neuroscience books Michael Gazzaniga, Gary Marcus and Jeremy Freeman show why we're struggling with the mind-brain link – for now

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<i>Birth of a Theorem</i>: Mathematics, Boltzmann and brio

Physics

Birth of a Theorem: Mathematics, Boltzmann and brio

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<i>A New History of Life</i> shows we're not extinction-proof

Life

A New History of Life shows we're not extinction-proof

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Art, elections and mad cow disease

Health

Art, elections and mad cow disease

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Work in an age of robots

Technology

Work in an age of robots

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Risking everything to save songbirds

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Risking everything to save songbirds

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Our 2014 Pitch Us a Movie Competition winner

Our 2014 Pitch Us a Movie Competition winner

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An encyclopaedic guide to the dark genome

Life

An encyclopaedic guide to the dark genome

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Cancer-warped skeletons imagined for building design

Health

Cancer-warped skeletons imagined for building design

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What makes us altruistic – and what's it good for?

Life

What makes us altruistic – and what's it good for?

Two new books use the latest brain science to figure out what makes us behave selflessly – and also suggest practical steps for encouraging it

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Health

How science tells us to ignore celebrity endorsements

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Turbulent lessons from tropical storms

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Earth

Eco-city dreams vs real eco-activism

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Technology

Back to black: The enduring quest to portray nothing

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