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Mind and Behavior
Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river.
“To take this in, you need to ride inside the mathematical symbols.”
The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
The great philosopher spent the final portion of his painful life in a vegetative state. Did illness get him there, or was it his own philosophy?
The milestone puts us one step closer to ending the organ shortage.
Once at the pinnacle of Amsterdam’s art scene, Rembrandt van Rijn eventually found himself outcompeted by his own students.
The young and healthy were not just as likely to die as the old and frail, according to a new analysis.
Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
He is only out-sold by William Shakespeare and Lao Tzu.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Considering the astronomical occupational risks, life insurance was prohibitively expensive for the first NASA astronauts.
Is immortality a tantalizing possibility or a philosophical paradox?
The answer may lie in the power to see far, far beyond yourself.
The toilet “is a portal to a mysterious otherworld.”
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
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
Only about 10% of patients survive cardiac arrest. Of the ones who do, many have amazing stories to tell.
Artificial general intelligence will not arise in systems that only passively receive data. They need to be able to act back on the world.
Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?
If you want to achieve new goals, harness your brain's ability to change chemically, structurally, and functionally.
If nature were perfectly deterministic, atoms would almost instantly all collapse. Here's how Heisenberg uncertainty saves the atom.
Science and technology were making early modern Europe a better place to live, but at what cost?
Chronic pain is often driven by brain processes that can be reprogrammed.
They're not just watching you; they're also calculating.
There's nothing like the end of the world to make you a philosopher.
When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won't rely on science to identify them.