The journal Nature launched a new intersdisciplinary essay series Oct. 23 to explore how scientific discovery is affecting our understanding of what it means to be human.  The lead editorial notes how scientific discovery can be "fraught with difficulty".

The journal Nature launched a new intersdisciplinary essay series Oct. 23 to explore how scientific discovery is affecting our understanding of what it means to be human.  The lead editorial notes how scientific discovery can be "fraught with difficulty".
The series, which will run every two weeks for the next five months, promises to bring expert perspectives on "the potential impact on society, now and in the future, of discoveries in psychology, anthropology, genetics, neuroscience, game theory and network engineering."

The first essay in the series tackles the topic of religion from a cognitive-evolutionary perspective.