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Cognitive Psychology
Goalkeepers have an enhanced ability to integrate auditory and visual information compared to other players.
If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
John Templeton Foundation
We are prone to false memories. One reason is that we are biased toward remembering tidy endings for events, even if they didn't exist.
“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed," advised Stoic philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. He had a point.
Jung thought these autonomous entities live in your unconscious mind — often at a cost.
Is mindfulness really the panacea it's touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?
Language influences how you visually process the world, which in turn influences your memory of it.
7mins
This biologist built a living robot from frog cells — and it could hold the key to the future of regenerative medicine.
7mins
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains why zero anxiety isn’t the goal.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
It could explain why so many people don’t respond to common antidepressants.
The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.
8mins
We know that humans are an intelligent species. But this biologist breaks down the intelligence of each of our cells — and it will blow your mind.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
Don't feel compelled to start a napping routine just yet.
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
Your expectations form the way you experience the world.
Quantum physics is starting to show up in unexpected places. Indeed, it is at work in animals, plants, and our own bodies.
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What sets trauma apart from regular bad experiences? A leading neuroscientist explains.
Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature's most unreliable narrators.
A series of charts shows how prevalent different mental illnesses are across the globe — but how we define them matters.
Descartes broke from the European philosophers who preceded him and devised a new way of considering humanity and the world.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
John Templeton Foundation
The meaning of the cryptic text has eluded scholars for centuries. Their latest efforts include computational analyses seeking new insights into the medieval enigma.