By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, "prebunking" can fight fake news.
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We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
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Do humans share one consciousness? This psychologist says yes.
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Social media distorts reality. Here’s how to take it back.
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In the beginning, genes weren't needed.
We’re often ashamed to say, “I don’t know” — but this professional poker player thinks it’s one of our greatest strengths.
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From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids' reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
We are not yet at the point where quantum communications can be deployed to secure the internet, but we might not be far off.
Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
Humanity's newest, most powerful space telescope is performing even better than predicted. The reason why is unprecedented.
Lucid dreamers may have “privileged access to their inner world,” with “heightened awareness... to the outside world.”
Questioning isn't just a way to get the right answer — it's also a means for sustaining relationships and creative thinking.
It's spooky, and it's happening all around us. And inside us.
A new finding that unconsciously processed images are distributed to higher-order brain networks requires the revision of a popular theory of consciousness.
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover "lost" memories.
The meaning of the cryptic text has eluded scholars for centuries. Their latest efforts include computational analyses seeking new insights into the medieval enigma.
The very word "quantum" makes people's imaginations run wild. But chances are you've fallen for at least one of these myths.
IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
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Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.
New memories appear to be stabilized in the brain by a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
A disturbing interview given by a KGB defector in 1984 describes America of today and outlines four stages of mass brainwashing used by the KGB.
Quantum communication offers a surer path to sending an interstellar message, as well as receiving one. But can we do it?
When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.
Dedicated circuits evaluate uncertainty in the brain, preventing it from using unreliable information to make decisions.
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
There are hints that it could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other brain disorders.