There are many people who preach the supposed benefits of psychedelics, but none do it as well, nor as reliably, as these philosophers and scientists.
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We used to use technology. Now technology uses us. Silicon Valley ethicist Tristan Harris explains how the attention economy hijacked our self-worth for profit.
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As more research on psychedelics appears, we need to take their therapeutic potential seriously.
Think of some of the greatest films of all time. Now try to remember the conversations that women have in them. Can’t remember? Don’t worry, they probably just obsess over men.
These findings will revolutionize power production, lighting, semiconductors, and informational displays.
Punishment has been a human universal, because it has been in our evolutionary interests. But those evolutionary impulses are crude guides to how we should deal with offenders in contemporary society.
The social media behemoth wants you to use their platform less, not more, than before.
Even with nothing new falling into it, our radius is increasing with every second that goes by. It’s no big secret that galaxies grow over time. The force of gravity is […]
Trying to figure out the meaning of life? Here are a few thoughts on the subject from some very famous American philosophers.
We all love the art, but we often forget the difficulty of being an artist. Here are some of the most famous, greatest writers of all time who never could quite make a living doing it.
New research claims religious terrorism is on the rise, and it appears that it’s going to get worse before we see a decline in such horrendous acts.
With his 51st Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, composer John Williams has mastered the craft of the film score.
A NYT article says the Defense Department been tracking mystery aircraft.
Why do people have the same fights, over and over again? That’s the repetition compulsion, a deeply ingrained psychological phenomenon—but not so deep that it can’t be beaten.
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Scientists didn’t know why the sleep deprived experienced cognitive lapses, until now.
It’s not only a lack of sleep that’s hurting us. A lack of dreaming might point to health problems.
In honor of St. Patrick’s day and Women’s History Month, we present 10 Irish American women who changed the world in their own way.
Silicon Valley insiders are voicing concerns about programmers’ deliberate attempts to turn users into addicts.
Social observers are particularly attuned to braggadocio. What do you think of a person who claims to be a better driver, performer or lover than average? Is this person better […]
Bullshit greases the wheels of sociability. Questioning bullshit can be a sure way to lose friends and alienate people.
Boredom has benefits. New research finds that device-free solitude deactivates high arousal emotions while reducing stress and promoting relaxation.
‘Total work’, a term coined by the German philosopher Josef Pieper just after the Second World War in his book Leisure: The Basis of Culture (1948), is the process by which human beings are transformed into workers and nothing else.
Sam Harris talks with David Deutsch about how modern people are already living like astronauts.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author and former Wall Street hedge fund analyst Sheelah Kolhatkar on the reality and the dangers of the financial industry today.
First, let me tell you how smart I am. So smart. My fifth-grade teacher said I was gifted in mathematics and, looking back, I have to admit that she was […]
In what Tristan Harris calls a “race to the bottom of the brain stem,” media companies and advertisers will do almost anything to keep your eyes locked where they want them.
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We are on the verge of the ‘Total Work’ dystopia, a prediction first made in 1948. Can Universal Basic Income wake us from our stupor?
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From the birth and deaths of stars to the largest structures in the Universe, Hubble shows us what we’d never see otherwise. When it comes to the Universe itself, perhaps […]
Where are the four “horsewomen” of new atheism? Well, here are two of them, secular scholars Rebecca Goldstein and Susan Jacoby.