From the plains of the Pleistocene to the age of smartphones, the human brain has evolved but never forgotten its roots. Many of our instincts and quirks are echoes of our ancestors.

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We’ve spent thousands of years stuck in version 1.0 of the human body, and let’s be honest, the hardware is getting glitchy.

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Vince Gilligan's Apple sci-fi drama 'Pluribus' has been criticized for its slow pace, but the show is never boring.

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