Anthropogenic carbon emissions have the potential to trigger changes in climate and
ecosystems that would be catastrophic for the well-being of humans and other species …

The ability of humans to create and disseminate culture is often credited as the single most
important factor of our success as a species. In this Perspective, we explore the notion of …

The two fields of machine learning and graphical causality arose and are developed
separately. However, there is, now, cross-pollination and increasing interest in both fields to …

Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties
of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans …

Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …

This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the
central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species …

The machine learning community's interest in causality has significantly increased in recent
years. My understanding of causality has been shaped by Judea Pearl and a number of …

Humans are an ultrasocial species. This sociality, however, cannot be fully explained by the
canonical approaches found in evolutionary biology, psychology, or economics …

Why do people come to reject climate science or the safety and efficacy of vaccines, in
defiance of the scientific consensus? A popular view explains bad beliefs like these as …

Face masks can prevent the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in particular as this spread
can occur from people with no symptoms. However, covering the lower half of the face …