“Everything is grace,” declared Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, and Thomas Aquinas observed that grace perfects human nature. These two statements provide the point of departure for this essay. This article ...

There is a quiet anxiety hanging over America's dinner tables. Parents worry about whether artificial intelligence will replace their jobs. Young people wonder whether their education will still ...

This question of what it means to be human seems almost laughably impossible at first glance because there are as many ways to find particular meaning as there are individuals. But while researching ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. To prepare for my new column project on regaining our humanity, I asked ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Many people think that AI is going to gain consciousness and take over the world, but I’ve never been among them. That’s mostly because I believe the human mind contains depths and complexities that ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

If the name Jimothy means anything to you, there’s a good chance you’re among the millions who have fallen under the social media spell of Seattle’s newest mascot: a rascally raccoon with a spinal ...