The Edge of an Evolutionary Shift?
Ira Rosofsky: As our society, if not our biology evolves, I see two adaptations. Women will not need a relationship with a man beyond copulation or artificial insemination for our species to survive. But this may also be the birth of a true era of romantic love. As women become less dependent on men for their resources, they may become more exclusively interested in men for their physical and emotional attractiveness. (Adventures in Old Age, Psychology Today)

Invisible Forces
John Cacioppo: The question of whether God exists is of much less scientific interest, and of much more questionable scientific merit (how would one scientifically falsify such a claim?), than the question of the causes, consequences, and underlying mechanisms for the observable human behaviors affected by invisible forces—whether they be physical (gravity), social (groups), or perceived spiritual (gods). (Loneliness, Psychology Today)

Searching for the Essence of Consciousness
So far, the precise neural correlates of consciousness—the brain circuits critical to “turning on” conscious awareness—have eluded capture. (Benedict Carey, The New York Times)

Web With a Heart
The Internet could be organized to put the information it collects to better use for the social good—ideally directing assistance and money toward problems in real time as needs arise. (Paul Lamb, Computerworld)

Spirituality at Work
Lake Lambert: Today, clergy from various traditions serve as corporate chaplains, and the new faces of spiritual leadership are organizational development consultants who lead employees through creativity-enhancing spiritual practices. Overall, the contemporary workplace is regarded as a community, open to spirituality in the same way that it is hospitable to friendship and love. (USA Today)

Teleporting Energy
Masahiro Hotta at Tohoku University in Japan says that his approach gives physicists a way of exploring the relationship between quantum information and quantum energy for the first time. (The Physics arXiv Blog, Technology Review)

BOOKS
Man Gave Names to All the Animals
Bob Dylan released “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” in 1979 on Slow Train Coming, the first of three albums inspired by the folk singer’s new-found Christian faith. Artist and naturalist Jim Arnosky says he was inspired by Dylan’s nature-inspired lyrics in creating the book’s detailed images. (Relax News)