To an adult, a child's toy may appear to be nothing but a colorful piece of plastic that clutters the lounge room floor. But in reality, a simple toy can be an incredibly powerful educational tool for the young minds that engage with them. That's why a toy manufacturer in Canada has developed Sam, the world's first transgender doll. Sam is designed to educate, not...
The traditions of burial and cremation after death are near universal practices that have come to be recognized as fundamentally human signs of respect for our dead. We have buried our dead for over 100,000 years and traditions of cremation stretch back 20,000 years; these are ancient signals of love, empathy, and belief in afterlife utterly unique to our species and culture. However, as...
The mind really can do incredible things. For those who suffer from severe motor impairments, their brain is their most valuable asset (Stephen Hawking...
The discussion of human consciousness is renowned for its tendency to be problematic and polarizing depending on the circles participating in the conversation. Western...
