Counterintuitively, biases in behavior or cognition can improve decision making. Under
conditions of uncertainty and asymmetric costs of 'false-positive'and 'false-negative'errors …

The Cambrian “explosion” is a unique episode in Earth history, when essentially all the
animal phyla first appear in the fossil record. A variety of environmental, developmental …

During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution
and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been …

" And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein
is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die." The …

" Антихрупкость"—книга уникальная: она рассказывает о ключевом свойстве людей,
систем, о свойстве, у которого до сих пор не было названия. В мире, где царит …

Marine provinces, founded on contrasting floras or faunas, have been recognized for more
than 150 years but were not consistently defined by endemism until 1974. At that time …

In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and
why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of …

Throughout the natural world, organisms have responded to predators, inadequate
resources, or inclement conditions by forming ongoing mutually beneficial partnerships--or …

The strength of interactions among species in a network tends to be highly asymmetric. We
evaluate the hypothesis that this asymmetry results from the distribution of abundance …

Today, our cities are an embodiment of the complex, historical evolution of knowledge,
desires and technology. Our planned and designed activities co-evolve with our aspirations …