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Mind and Behavior
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Your "social reality" isn’t an absolute reality. A leading neuroscientist explains why.
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What sets trauma apart from regular bad experiences? A leading neuroscientist explains.
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Primatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term "alpha male." Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an "alpha male" really is — empathetic and protective.
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If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.
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Former Yale professor Dr. Morgan Levine shares 3 ways to change your diet to extend your life.
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Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
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Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.
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Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.
John Templeton Foundation
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You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?
John Templeton Foundation
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People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.
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No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.
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Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
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Aimless wandering is essential for understanding yourself. Here’s why.
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From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
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Asking the wrong questions can hold you back. Natalie Nixon explains how to ask divergent questions to become a great thinker.
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Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.
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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
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How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.
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How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
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You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
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“All the plausible paths to a really great future, involve the development of machine superintelligence at some point.”
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Expert Louise Perry discusses the idea of sexual disenchantment, the commodification of sex, and the impact of the online porn industry on society.
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Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
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Experimental neuroscientist Patrick McNamara on how we can harness spiritual experiences to explore alternate realities in our minds, and transform our models of the self.
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What beavers and earthworms can teach us about working with, not against, Mother Nature.
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Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.
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How to make money in business, with $100-million Salesforce pioneer Aaron Ross.
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No one is teaching us how to be online. That’s a problem.
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Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
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Find food, have sex, not die. That’s pretty much all we need to do — but why do we make it so complicated?