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The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.

We might be dining on insect-based Christmas pies with robot-harvested algae on the side.

Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.

Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that’s key to storing memories.

The initial goal of AI was to create machines that think like humans. But that is not what happened at all.

How can you fit a camel through a needle?

Sight helps you see a room, but interoception lets you sense it from inside your own body.

There are two conceptions of free will: “straight” and “mixed.”

What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?

In a nod to its addictive qualities, it was first dubbed “Some More.”

It’s possible to measure philosophy’s progress in two ways. But is that really the point?

Sunita Sah hopes that by redefining defiance, we can build societies that allow people to live more authentic lives.

We are not the center of the Universe, but life is.

Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.

Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic “The Personal MBA” — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.

In Orwell’s dystopian novel, the government uses Newspeak to control thoughts by controlling language. But thoughts do not require language.

Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.

“Oosouji” or “big cleaning” is much more than a chance to tidy up.

This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.

Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.

How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.

We know sleep is more important than aimlessly scrolling on social media or checking our email for the 50th time. So, why do we do it?

One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal’s “death feint.”

Why, exactly, don’t you trust that person’s opinion?

This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.

Plato’s cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.

A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.

From Einstein to Twain, Garson O’Toole investigates the truth behind your favorite — and often misattributed — quotes.

The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.

One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.