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Mind and Behavior
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about cats are more likely to interact with cats in ways they don't like.
Bloodcurdling war cries, shrieking elephants, and whistling arrows all made soldiers flee in terror.
We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.
When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.
What are they and, more importantly, how do you get rid of them?
In special relativity, the statement that two events happened at the same time is meaningless.
Magnetic monopoles began as a mere theoretical curiosity. They might hold the key to understanding so much more.
Understanding Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning can help you become a catalyst of change.
Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk
Social isolation, back pain, and screen fatigue getting you down?
A clever neuroscience experiment shows that the "other-race effect" is likely due to a lack of experience and perceptual expertise rather than racism.
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
Cognitive fatigue results from thinking too hard and long. Neuroscientists now believe they know why this occurs.
The phenomenon of “digital dementia” might not be real after all.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
John Templeton Foundation
We've been somewhat lucky in the past...
Commodus lived the anti-Stoic life, pursuing lust, narcissism, and self-indulgence.
Reframing life in terms of death reveals some of the biggest philosophical problems with how we think about living systems.
You open an app and start scrolling, then suddenly it's an hour later. Sound familiar?
EV charging stations are the most widespread alternative to gas and diesel pumps. Each alternative has its own hotspots and "deserts."
One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.
Unless you have a critical mass of heavy elements when your star first forms, planets, including rocky ones, are practically impossible.
What can elite athletes teach you about how to win?
Uploading your mind is not a pathway to immortality. Instead, it will create a possibly hostile digital doppelgänger.
Rare and costly paints have shaped art history in unforeseen ways. Mummy brown caused one artist to bury his paint.
Let's hope that squid don't evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.
Unplugging only ignores the hard work of overcoming your distractions.