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The idea that “you” persist after death does not hold up to the current understanding of memory and identity.

The Pan-American Highway began a century ago with a vision of unfettered motor-vehicle access between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. What happened to the dream?

Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.

Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.

Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they’re doing.

33 years ago, the theoretical biologist Robert Rosen offered an answer to the question “Is life computable?”

The engineer working on Google’s AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.

There were many similarities, but also some profound differences.

Your subjective experience might not end the moment your heart stops, research on near-death experiences suggests.

Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.

In the murder trial of Dan White, the defense touched on diet as a cause for White’s actions. It has become known as the “Twinkie defense.”

Numerous videos online show that squid undergo a dramatic color-changing effect after being stunned or killed.

You’re a moody person. You have to be — because understanding moods philosophically can be crucial to your work-life.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.

Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.

Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.

Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.

You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’

Subtle clues emerge ahead of the attack via changes in scent.

We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.

Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.

the human brain remains highly responsive to sound during sleep, but it does not receive feedback from higher order areas — sort of like an orchestra with “the conductor missing.”

Quantum mechanics + consciousness: There is nothing better than mixing two great mysteries to produce an even bigger one.

Former Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh revitalized the brand with a visionary innovation plan.

The fear of deep bodies of water may be evolutionarily ingrained.

“The primary way that people make friends is through institutions.”

When you own your career, work becomes more than a means to an end — it becomes a vehicle for growth and happiness. 

Desire is like a drug. But is an addict always an addict?

A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.