Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
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Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
Balancing realism and optimism in a dire situation is a key to success.
Carl Jung was one such person.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
One hypothesis: “gossip traps.”
About 2.5% of women and 2.2% of men in the U.S. meet the criteria for body dysmorphic disorder.
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
If Rome was not built in a day, why do you think you can be?
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she’s leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
The crisis of the Anthropocene challenges our traditional narratives and myths about humanity’s place in the world. Citizen science can help.
Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my mother used to say, “Honey, this is not just a day for costumes and candy. You must also remember […]
Artificial intelligence is much more than image generation and smart-sounding chatbots; it’s also a Nobel-worthy endeavor rooted in physics!
By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, “prebunking” can fight fake news.
Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think.
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
The author of Frankenstein had an obsession with the cemetery and saw love and death as connected.
The whole isn’t greater than the sum of its parts; that’s a flaw in our thinking. Non-reductionism requires magic, not merely science.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
In all mammals, there are two brain pathways for processing information from the eyes: an evolutionarily ancient one and a more modern one.
We can’t ask them, so scientists have devised an experiment.
Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow offers three strategies for relaxing your cognitive filters to give your brilliant ideas time to shine in the spotlight of the conscious mind.
These five great books should prompt us to work on what needs fixing the most in the world: ourselves.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
Scientists find two 30-second techniques that prevent dizziness upon standing.
He is only out-sold by William Shakespeare and Lao Tzu.
“A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny.” Does that mean anything to you?