If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
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At this event, you’ll be around to hear the eulogy.
We pretend to be in control, but we have frighteningly little knowledge upon which to base our life’s decisions.
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
For thousands of years, humanity had no idea how far away the stars were. In the 1600s, Newton, Huygens, and Hooke all claimed to get there.
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
Intellectual humility demands that we examine our motivations for holding certain beliefs.
From active listening to giving feedback, these five capabilities are integral to interpersonal skills training.
New ideas inevitably face opposition. A new book called “The Human Element” argues that overcoming opposition requires understanding the concepts of “Fuel” and “Friction.”
America’s war in Southeast Asia is fading fast from memory. These maps offer a horrific reminder.
Without Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré, the genius of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer would have been lost to time.
They could also “turn off” their fear.
Now that the DSM lists severe hoarding as a disorder apart from OCD, psychologists are asking what explains its prevalence.
“I’ve got Santa on the phone and he says he’s not coming unless you go to bed now.”
What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?
Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.
There are many ways asynchronous learning benefits both individuals and organizations, from learner autonomy to cost savings.
Fortune cookies emerged from one of America’s darkest moments.
Holograms preserve all of an object’s 3D information, but on a 2D surface. Could the holographic Universe idea lead us to higher dimensions?
Should we take people’s drunken behavior as evidence of their true character?
It’s not a huge leap to imagine we could target the biological processes that mediate our behaviours.
The internet has made it easier than ever to keep in touch with our exes. For people in relationships, that can cause problems.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
Meditation can put you in a wiser relationship with life.
The matter that creates black holes won’t be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?