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Kristen French

Kristen French

An illustration of a hand with mechanical fingers and wires, symbolizing the inception of dreams in the integration of technology with the human body.

Does dream inception work?

One MIT-trained poet spent nine months trying to find out.

A group of people are sitting around a table.

Human super-recognizers see faces better than AI

Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.

A hand holding a light bulb with a thumbs down, symbolizing a rejection of new ideas.

Why we reject new ideas

What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.

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8 ways psychedelics distort our vision

What hallucinogens will make you see.

a blurry image of a man standing in front of a blue background.

The creative sweet spot of dreaming

A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.