The first time I tried to make slime involved Borax, something I had on hand from an experiment in making my own laundry detergent. (This was before I had two children, obviously.)The resulting slime ...

Being compared to a blob-like, single-celled organism in terms of decision-making prowess might sound unflattering at first, but bear with me. Slime molds, unassuming blob-like entities that have ...