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Mind and Behavior
Two-time debate world champion Bo Seo gives 3 tips for constructing the perfect argument.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they're doing.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death."
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Hustle culture is part of our DNA — but it’s making us unhappy. Yale psychologist Laurie Santos explains how to escape your inner drill sergeant and find peace in imperfection.
If you've found yourself befuddled by extraordinary scientific-sounding claims, you're not alone. But this centuries-old lesson can help.
The separation of pleasure from procreation may occur throughout the cosmos, providing an explanation for the Fermi Paradox.
A Harvard astronomer went to the bottom of the ocean, claiming he recovered alien technology. But what does the science actually indicate?
Research suggests there's truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.
The path of a curling stone on ice — and how it can be influenced — is a revealing metaphor for life's decisions.
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
Will we ever unravel the mystery of consciousness? Two academics made a 25-year bet on it. The scientist lost.
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.
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Your "social reality" isn’t an absolute reality. A leading neuroscientist explains why.
Some 55 million light-years away lies the giant galaxy Messier 87. Its supermassive black hole, inside and out, looks better than ever.
When done right, dark humor can help us face inconvenient truths and question stifling social conventions.
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A dog's breed isn't as predictive of behavior as many think it is. Environment and upbringing play a much larger role.
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she's leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
John Templeton Foundation
Roosevelt had become president but not in the way he wanted. Still, he understood that he had been given the rare opportunity to make history.
If you want to write and speak well, use common words, not grandiose ones. Unless you're Shakespeare, you're more likely to annoy people.
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
Your brain is trying to show you the future.
Your expectations form the way you experience the world.
Debate is a verbal sport with winners and losers. As such, it is less about the truth and more about who looks and sounds the best.
A philosophical debate spanning creation, free will, and a sneaky teapot.
We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.
Over the past two decades, the proportion of those who identify as bisexual increased from 1.2% to 4.5%.
There's an entire Universe out there. So, with all that space, all those planets, and all those chances at life, why do we all live here?