Surprising Science — March 3, 2014

The Science of Lucid Dreaming

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Think you don’t dream? Everyone has 3 to 7 dreams a night on average. Lucid dreaming means that you can control your dreams–with a little practice. AsapSCIENCE provides a helpful overview on the research into lucid dreaming and how you can turn your nightmares into a choose-your-own-adventure film.

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A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Neuropsych

Why we ghost

The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.

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Thinking

How to reclaim meaning in a changing world

What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology but culture?

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High Culture

Why we need a better Turing test for AI art

With no reliable way to discern the author of an artwork, we may eventually abandon the question of whether something was made by humans or not.

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The Future

The master plan to end EV “range anxiety” forever

The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.

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The Present

Can ranked-choice voting heal our poisoned politics?

The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.

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