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Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
July 17, 2023
Jazz musician Herbie Hancock once said, “Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.” Just like how a piano is played with white and black keys, in this crossword, we try to make the words sing between the white and black squares.
If you’ve found yourself befuddled by extraordinary scientific-sounding claims, you’re not alone. But this centuries-old lesson can help.
The $300,000 Model A is a true flying car — it can be driven on roads as well as flown in the air. And it’s one step closer to your garage.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
It could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatment, and fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, which kills 88% of patients within five years.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.
What are supermassive black holes, how common are they, and how do they grow up throughout cosmic history? Listen and find out!
Ignoring the legacy of William Shakespeare is difficult for any writer, let alone one as quintessentially English as “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Throughout history, hundreds — sometimes thousands — of people have been spontaneously compelled to dance until collapsing or dying from exhaustion. What explains this bizarre phenomenon?
The separation of pleasure from procreation may occur throughout the cosmos, providing an explanation for the Fermi Paradox.
A Harvard astronomer went to the bottom of the ocean, claiming he recovered alien technology. But what does the science actually indicate?
As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes once and only once, or chaos would ensue. How do they do it? Key controls happen well before replication even starts.
Research suggests there’s truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.
The space telescope’s findings challenge the notion of a galaxy brimming with life.
The path of a curling stone on ice — and how it can be influenced — is a revealing metaphor for life’s decisions.
Some processes, like quantum tunneling, have been shown to occur instantaneously. But the ultimate cosmic speed limit remains unavoidable.
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
The outrage machine is fueled by toxicity. But there are practical steps that we can take to recapture control over our emotions.
In the land of the double-blind, impartiality is king.
Will we ever unravel the mystery of consciousness? Two academics made a 25-year bet on it. The scientist lost.
From the present day all the way to less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, we’re seeing how the Universe grew up like never before.
Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
Get ready for the most peculiar road trip that will help you understand the vastness and emptiness of the solar system — and Sweden.
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
No, Gandhi did not single-handedly bring about Indian independence. Pacifism alone usually gets you killed.
All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.
Don’t feel compelled to start a napping routine just yet.