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Mind and Behavior
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Futurist Ari Wallach shares how to become future-conscious.
Foster your own moments of mystery.
Children who have a brain hemisphere removed — a procedure known as hemispherectomy — behave completely normally.
We're used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?
When your passion becomes your day job, sometimes the day job becomes a chore.
A new study concludes that eating more carbohydrates reduces a person's risk of major depressive disorder.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
Bathybius haeckelii was briefly thought to be the link between inorganic matter and organic life.
"Oosouji" or "big cleaning" is much more than a chance to tidy up.
Recent discoveries about bodily awareness have changed how scientists think about the nature of consciousness.
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The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.
John Templeton Foundation
Environmental activists want us to feel "flight shame" if we can take a train, instead. But this isn't entirely realistic, even in Europe.
Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
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Debates about the existence of free will traditionally have been fought by two competing camps: those who believe in free will and those who don’t because they believe the Universe […]
There are at least 15 different types of solid water (ice). Now, scientists believe that there might be a second type of liquid water.
It's perhaps never been harder to resist the urge to overspend.
Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.
There are plenty of alternatives to spending a fortune on employee training programs. These 10 options are a great place to start.
Using physics, Ross Chastain floored it during the final turn, scraping the wall and passing 5 cars to advance to the NASCAR championship.
Your very own "Conspiracy Detection Kit."
Today’s scary clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.
The answer may depend on your lifestyle.
In the future, people may look back with horror at how humans treated AI in the 21st century.
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To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.
John Templeton Foundation
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Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life's unavoidable challenges.
Studying neuroscience through art.
A long-maligned treatment outperforms the trendy one.