Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out
Power companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local governments or co-op members. But there’s no one best way to deliver electricity reliably and affordably.
Nov. 9, 2023 • ~10 min
Kindness has persisted in a competitive world – cultural evolution can explain why
Ancient religious customs have accelerated the evolutionary process of humans becoming more cooperative.
Sept. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
Want to collaborate better? Pick your partner wisely and learn how to read them
‘Mind-reading’ requires the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, predicting their actions and reading their emotions.
July 13, 2023 • ~6 min
Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell 'cooperators' and 'cheaters'
Cancer cells are ‘cheaters’ that do not cooperate with the rest of the body. Certain microbes in your diet can either protect against or promote tumor formation by influencing cell cooperation.
Jan. 31, 2023 • ~7 min
Great white sharks occasionally hunt in pairs - new research sheds light on social behavior of these mysterious predators
Researchers have discovered that great white sharks are more social than previously thought. Using specialized tags, they tracked six sharks and found that some stay close to each other when hunting.
April 11, 2022 • ~9 min
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