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Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.
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Want to avoid getting "spaghettified" by a black hole? Steer clear of the smaller ones.
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Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
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Astronomers claim to have found structures so large, they shouldn't exist. With such biased, incomplete observations, perhaps they don't.
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College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they're about average.
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The innovative investor and entrepreneur deals out advice for anyone looking to follow in his footsteps.
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We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
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“I was incarcerated well before I was in prison and I was free before the gates of prison opened up and let me out.”
Unlikely Collaborators
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Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that's anything but the norm.
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One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
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There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
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From AI to health and the metaverse, this year's CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
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The answer is set to change in the year 2113, a recent estimate suggests.
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Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
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The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what's the full explanation behind it?
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Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
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London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.
The honest power of placebos.
Placebo treatments don't always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
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Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.