Neuroscience

Neuroscience

two hands reaching for each other with the words your true age.
9mins
Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
Two abstract human figures stand next to each other on the left, while a pair of white eyes emerges from a dark, textured background on the right.
6mins
From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
a close up of a brain on a blue background.
8mins
A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
Silhouette of a person with outstretched hands pressed against a red, translucent surface.
6mins
This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
A person in a bowler hat stands before red curtains; next to them is a silhouette with a sky and clouds pattern matching the background.
8mins
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.
9mins
Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
5mins
Expert Michael Spitzer explains how culture can “tune” your musical taste.
8mins
Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.
A painting showing a large open-mouthed face with miniature people and boats entering the mouth; the scene is dark and surreal.
5mins
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.
7mins
Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.
A black silhouette of a human head with a rectangular section cut out, revealing a profile face against a cloudy blue sky, symbolizes the limits of our attention span.
5mins
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.
A man in a suit stands facing a mirror, but the reflection shows the back of his head instead of his face.
6mins
If your inner voice is cruel, try these steps to reclaim your mind.
John Templeton Foundation
1hr 33mins
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe, explained by physicist Sean Carroll.
A person stands on an abstract surface, casting a large question mark-shaped shadow surrounded by vibrant orange, blue, and purple hues.
4mins
Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? A Johns Hopkins professor explains.
9mins
Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
Three shadow-like human figures appear in sequence on a textured, speckled background, with each figure becoming more distorted towards the top.
7mins
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
4mins
Futurist Ari Wallach shares how to become future-conscious.
Black cerebral blood vessels are shown against a red background, resembling a brain scan or angiogram image.
7mins
The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
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 […]
5mins
Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
How psychedelics work
5mins
Psychedelic medicines are surging in popularity. Here’s how they work.
8mins
The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.
A vintage illustration of a person's head in profile, with diagrams of astronomical and conceptual systems overlaying the brain to evoke themes of consciousness, set against a yellow background.
8mins
Is science destined to crack the code of consciousness—and how would we even go about it?
John Templeton Foundation
Two figures, their heads covered in white cloth, face each other closely against a dark background, evoking the mysterious science of love.
We all want to have a good, stable relationship with somebody, says Dr. Helen Fisher. So it's important to understand how intense romantic love affects our long-term goals.
John Templeton Foundation
4mins
What the ‘decade of the brain’ taught us about drug addiction. (Hint, we had it all wrong before.)
A clock face with a spiral effect, showing multiple overlapping clock dials against a solid blue background, evokes the question: is time an illusion?.
The concept is so complex that scientists still argue whether it exists or if it is an illusion.
John Templeton Foundation
A close-up of a painted human arm and hand reaching out with extended fingers against a light, cracked background.
5mins
Atheists are not immune from supernatural thinking.
truth bias
2mins
How to see through the lies that surround us.