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These findings may help us better understand how humans perceive our environment and make decisions based on sensory information.

Really puts the whole “don’t give up until you’re dead” thing to shame.

Fatih Akin has first-hand experience of strong cultural cross-winds. Ethnically Turkish and raised in Germany, he has made many films dealing with sudden dislocation and how people respond to it. 

Silicon Valley might just be missing the most important aspect of being human: the ability to feel.

In her new memoir, Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler opens up about battling Stage IV cancer.

A recent psychology study examines the importance of intellectual humility in decision-making related to politics, health and work.

There’s no debating evolution, but there remains a debate among biologists over how it works. Is evolution deterministic in that its outcomes could not have been otherwise, or is it more random?

A new study looks at how to make a successful smile.

It’s somewhat of a given that over the course of your life, you’ll lose your hearing to some degree. But that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case.

Studies have also shown that two weeks of sleep deprivation increases the consumption of excess calories, particularly from energy-dense, high-carbohydrate snacks. 

A longtime debate over Buddhism’s religiosity has drawn a line between metaphysics and action.

Reality is whatever your body believes. Virtual reality knows how to hack that.

We’ve always used media as a means of framing reality. How will this affect our relationship with VR?

As the saying goes: “A Ronny alone is in bad company”

The Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) was originally developed in the 1970s by the American psychophysiologist Stephen LaBerge.

New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.

El Castillo, a pyramid in Mexico, was built in such a way that the “snake of sunlight” would slither down its steps at the dawning of each equinox, as the sun rose into the sky.

Does everybody really need to work? What three philosophers have to say about our dedication to finding everybody a job.

A.I. churches are springing up, even if just online, yet they’re speaking a very old language.

As more intellectuals seek a common ground between the left-right divide, these ten books offer insights on how to navigate challenging topics.

The iconic physicist warns that we’d better find another planet in the next 100 years, or humanity is screwed.   

In his new book, Dying For a Paycheck, Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says we have to change the workplace environment—now.

It’s never too late to consider switching to a career in science.

Enter an ancient version of Earth, where Santa Claus lives in South Korea, Cuba is land-locked, and Antarctica and India share the same climate.

The Universe is expanding, but different techniques can’t agree on how fast. No matter what, something major has got to give. Look out at a distant galaxy, and you’ll see it […]

A new report charges that there hasn’t yet been enough concerted research on what makes a person become a mass shooter.

Propofol does more than knock a patient out — it blocks neural connections.

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Cutting through liberalism and conservatism, important thinkers are trying to navigate a polarized world. This often leads to uncomfortable confrontations.

Perhaps energy isn’t conserved at all in an expanding Universe. If you have a Universe full of stuff — whether that’s atoms, dark matter, radiation, neutrinos, or anything else — it’s virtually impossible to […]