Novelists, neuroscientists trade mental notes

By Carol Clark No one can predict where the conversation will go when novelist Salman Rushdie talks about the creative process with Seana C...

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Marriage: A powerful heart drug in short supply

Getting married can have consequences for the health of your heart, years later. By Carol Clark Married adults who undergo heart surgery are...

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Monkeys, mankind and morality

Watch a video, above, of primatologist Frans de Waal's TedxPeachtree talk on "Morality without Religion." Monkeys and mankind ...

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African-Americans and the toll of AIDS

HIV-AIDS is the third leading cause of death among African-American men and women between the ages of 35 and 44. Today is National Black HIV...

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Chinese war secrets: Beyond 'Guns, Germs and Steel'

Emory historian Tonio Andrade explains why he wrote his latest book, “Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China’s First Great Victory over the...

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Epigenetics zeroes in on nature vs. nuture

Epigenetics is a relatively new field that looks at changes in gene expression that are not caused by changes in the underlying DNA sequence...

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