human, human ability, human biology, human nature

What Does It Mean to Be Human?

It’s an interesting question, what does it mean to be human? What sets us apart from all other creatures on this earth? Is it our ability to reason and think? Our capacity for empathy and love? Or is it something else entirely? To answer this question, we need first to understand what it means to ...

Jack Roberts

Large family sitting at a table eating.

The Fascinating Ways the Brain Controls Your Voice

A team of scientists from the Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Goethe University has found the process by which brains produce sound and control the voice. The study, led by neuroscientist Julio C Hechavarria, looked into the brain activity of Seba short-tailed bats just prior to their vocalizations. For more than five decades, ...

Armin Auctor

A woman singing into a mike.