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Zombies, dolphins and blindsight

Is consciousness the hardest of hard problems? Is it all down to bits of wiring in the brain or quantum mechanics? And do animals know more than we think? New 杏吧原创 visited Tucson to find out

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Between heaven and hell – Evolution freed us from the thrall of hormones but left us craving approval. Gail Vines talks to a Cambridge researcher about the human dilemma

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Act now, think later – Fear not, politicians. That elusive feel-good factor can be created in an instant. Just appeal to our primal instincts, advises David Concar

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The big chill – What’s the connection between your kid bawling its head off and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique? Alison Motluk finds out

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Cherchez la diff茅rence – For years, war has raged over the emotional differences between men and women. Now brain imaging may settle the matter鈥攐r will it? Kate Douglas reports

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You’re wrong, Mr Spock – Human reason only works when emotion is involved. Where does this leave developers of smart machines, asks David Concar

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What’s behind a crooked smile? How our expressions can hide the truth

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Elusive EQ – Emotional intelligence could be one of the big ideas of the 1990s鈥攊f we can work out what it is, how to measure it and what to do with it

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Titter ye not . . . – There was this researcher who wanted to find out why we laugh. No really, it’s a serious business says Bob Holmes

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Demon farmers and other myths

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Life at the interface

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Inside the Gene Machine – Having read the genetic blueprint for yeast, researchers are now probing the function of its six thousand genes. In doing so, reports Bob Holmes, they will gain a unique insight into genetics, human health and evolution

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The day time began

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Faster than a speeding brain

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