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Who — or what — really controls your mind?
Gamma-ray bursts are so powerful they could vaporize the Earth from 200 light-years away. Recreating them in the lab is not easy.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
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The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
Pathologically busy people clamoring for happiness. Founder of HATCH Monica Parker explains how we can do so much better than that.
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Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.
The whole isn’t greater than the sum of its parts; that’s a flaw in our thinking. Non-reductionism requires magic, not merely science.
Can electrical stimulation meaningfully substitute for natural touch during a complex task in the real world? We think so.
Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
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With such a vast Universe and raw ingredients that seem to be everywhere, could it really be possible that humanity is truly alone?
Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.
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Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets — very few of which resemble Earth.
“I hope we take a mindset where we are willing to look for weird life in weird places.”
Memes communicate complex ideas quickly and efficiently, but that’s precisely what makes them so dangerous.
To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.
The discovery suggests that the “Boring Billion” period of evolution on Earth wasn’t so boring after all.
Evidence shows that information is transmitted via “complex contagion.”
A large study concludes that people who grew up in rural areas are superior at navigation, likely because cities tend to be less complex.
A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
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This scientist made an algorithm to predict which artists succeed — all without even looking at their art.
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Genes are sometimes called the “blueprint of life,” but that doesn’t make them the behavioral playbook.
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
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The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.
The heart’s rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.
The stench of death is actually fairly pleasant.