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One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal’s “death feint.”
“Oosouji” or “big cleaning” is much more than a chance to tidy up.
Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.
Why, exactly, don’t you trust that person’s opinion?
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic “The Personal MBA” — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my mother used to say, “Honey, this is not just a day for costumes and candy. You must also remember […]
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.
We can’t ask them, so scientists have devised an experiment.
Balancing realism and optimism in a dire situation is a key to success.
Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
If Rome was not built in a day, why do you think you can be?
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
Carl Jung was one such person.
Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow offers three strategies for relaxing your cognitive filters to give your brilliant ideas time to shine in the spotlight of the conscious mind.
About 2.5% of women and 2.2% of men in the U.S. meet the criteria for body dysmorphic disorder.
One hypothesis: “gossip traps.”
By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, “prebunking” can fight fake news.
Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.