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Science Archive

Archives for November 2024

Should we put pig organs in humans? We asked an ethicist.
Podcast
Future Perfect

Xenotransplantation raises major moral questions — and not just about the pigs.

By Mandy Nguyen
Future Perfect
Giving thanks may make your brain more altruisticGiving thanks may make your brain more altruistic
Future Perfect

Neuroscience is revealing a fascinating link between gratitude and generosity.

By Sigal Samuel
Only 1 percent of neuroscience faculty is Black. Kaela Singleton hopes to change that.
Future Perfect

Whatever you do, don’t call the Black in Neuro founder “resilient.”

By Celia Ford
Future Perfect
America’s fractured trust in science, explained in 3 chartsAmerica’s fractured trust in science, explained in 3 charts
Future Perfect

Science should be bipartisan. Why is our confidence split down party lines?

By Celia Ford
43 lab monkeys escaped in South Carolina. They have a legal claim to freedom.
Future Perfect

Who owns the escaped monkeys now? It’s more complicated than you might think.

By Angela Fernandez and Justin Marceau

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