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Even a year like 2020 couldn’t prepare Americans for the first few weeks of 2021. The year’s opening act was a siege on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of […]

Here's what it means for the field.

“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”

One patient’s surprising results have experts cautiously optimistic.

You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.

Researchers speculate the famous monument was one of the world’s first solar calendars, possibly inspired by trade with ancient Egyptians. 

Psychological safety plays a key role in fostering innovation and collaborative group dynamics where all team members feel comfortable being themselves.

The program aims to notify people after they've come in close contact with someone who tested positive.

The heart of the religious ritual is mysticism, argues Brian Muraresku in "The Immortality Key."

One bill hopes to repeal the crime of selling sex and expand social services; the other would legalize the entire sex trade.

The few seconds of nuclear explosion opening shots in Godzilla alone required more than 6.5 times the entire budget of the monster movie they ended up in.

Moving the needle forward on psychedelic research.

It’s not only about what’s happening right now. Things need to change for good. It could be your colleague, your coworker, your staff member, or your student. As the world mourns […]

In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.

Ever want to move forward but find you're in your own way?

The more research conducted on psychedelics, the closer we get to new therapeutic models.

We should care about constitutional rights for all, says lawyer and religious freedom scholar Asma T. Uddin. If they are denied for some, history demonstrates how they may be at risk for us all.

A study of 323 uprisings against repressive regimes yields stunning insights.

How did psychedelics and computers converge?

Is there an arc to history? The danger that we’re in right now in the U.S. is that we’re shifting from a politics of inevitability to a politics of eternity, which affects how we view history, believes historian Timothy Snyder.

It isn't surprising, but what's behind the straight-white-male hegemony?

We found 10 video games that kids will love (and they'll secretly be learning, too).

Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?

First of a 3-part series about future technologies and their role in human flourishing.

Like it or not, agreements made between hackers in Germany, Prague, and elsewhere could reconfigure the economy... and a frightening new world.

Turn on, tune in, and drop out and into a good psychedelic book.

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How does Vladimir Putin see the world? To understand how he controls Russia and pushes his agenda overseas, look to the works of 20th-century fascist philosopher Ivan Ilyin.

It was officially closed in 2007, but has just been reopened.