Inquiring Minds

A new book tells you how to change your habits to improve at math, science…or whatever else you want to learn about.

Millions of Americans are evangelical Christians. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe is persuading them that our planet is in peril.

The Pulitzer-winning author explains why he adapted his classic book “The Third Chimpanzee” for kids: because we need them to fix our mistakes.

Some 375 million years ago, Tiktaalik emerged onto land. Today, explains paleontologist Neil Shubin, we’re all walking around in modified fish bodies.

John Hibbing and his colleagues are pioneering research on the physiological underpinnings of political ideology.

Ethan Perlstein was a young, bright Ph.D. from Harvard. Then he hit the academic job market.

Phil Plait explains the universe’s sudden and dramatic inflation…tiny fractions of a second after the Big Bang.

The host of the stunning new Fox series wants you to understand how science works.

Science writer Jennifer Ouellette explores the emerging science of the self, a body of research that examines not just who we are, but also…if we are.

Edward Frenkel wants you to understand mathematics so economists, bankers, corporations, and intelligence agencies can’t manipulate you anymore.

The biggest debate in climate science may be over whether global warming will create more winters like this one. If you care about weather, you’d better care about the outcome.

Dr. Steven Novella argues that many of the fears surrounding genetically modified crops are unsupported.

The New Yorker’s Maria Konnikova explains the science behind why we need to sleep more, waste less time on the internet, and stop multitasking.

And other insights on bear repellents, zombie escapes, and how an artist can make you love science.

From invoking astrology to legally defining “destiny,” the attacks on evolution and climate science just keep on…evolving.

The celebrated food author Michael Pollan dishes on how to eat well: less meat, more microbes, and cook it yourself.

And other surprising psychological findings about why some people (but not others) reject religion.

Harvard’s Joshua Greene on the evolution of morality—and why humanity may, objectively, be getting better in the long run.

Science writer Maryn McKenna explains why the drugs we rely on may soon stop working.