When people spend their time struggling instead of gaining knowledge, they end up unhappy, no matter how smart they are.

When scientists describe “Earth-like” planets, the phrase often brings to mind worlds scattered across the galaxy, quietly waiting to host oceans, forests, and perhaps civilizations. A recent ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable result of a series of unlikely evolutionary leaps. But new research by ...

In rethinking whether AI is sentient, we are asking bigger questions about cognition, human-machine interaction and even our own consciousness ...

Happiness is often sold as a simple equation of success, money, and a sharp mind, but the data tell a more unsettling story.

If I could pick one show that I think people need to see right now, it’s Jane Wagner’s masterpiece THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. Not because it explores any current hot ...