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Mind and Behavior
Grief never ends. There is no closure, but there are things we can do to mitigate the feeling of loss.
Meet the masterful con-men who impressed the great and the good despite the astonishing fiction of their very existence.
The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.
Decades of Alzheimer's research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.
In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.
Uncovering the ideology of "Karens" and "Kens."
How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.
John Templeton Foundation
AI programs like ChatGPT can create "thanabots" based on deceased loved ones' digital communications, allowing us to talk with the departed.
Engineer James Clarke liberated John, Paul, George, and Ringo from their mono and stereo straitjackets using algorithms at Abbey Road.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
Each year in mid-August, Earth plows through the debris stream of an enormous comet, creating the Perseids. 2023's show will be magnificent!
Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
If cocaine affects sharks at all, it does so as an anesthetic, not as a stimulant.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
A primer on Judith Butler’s theory of gender and performativity.
"I am not sick at all but everyone around me becomes sick."
Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.
Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”
There were many similarities, but also some profound differences.
When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.
"I thought strangers knew who I was and were whispering about me as I walked by."
The idea is to study the thing itself — be it a work of literature, death, family, a car, a vaccine, or the hospital — without preconceived notions, trendy easy answers, or dogma imposed on it.
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
AI was the most divisive topic in a recent predictions tournament.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
The carnival spirit was in full swing when the priests got wasted and made indecent gestures while dressed like pimps.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they're doing.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death."
If you've found yourself befuddled by extraordinary scientific-sounding claims, you're not alone. But this centuries-old lesson can help.