Qualia

In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans follows the neuroscientists who attempted to recapture the magic.

At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications.

It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics.

The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.

Our tales of AI developing the will to survive, commandeer resources, and manipulate people say more about us than they do about language models.

Columnist Natalie Wolchover examines the latest developments in the “forever war” over whether string theory can describe the world.

The last decade has seen vast improvements in humanoid robots, but graduating to widespread use might require going back to the fundamentals.

Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores whether applied category theory can be “green” math.

Columnist Philip Ball thinks the phenomenon of decoherence might finally bridge the quantum-classical divide.