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The outrageously accomplished magician-inventor-author chats to Big Think about fear, multitasking, and successful work-life reinvention.
When your life’s truth and the reality you live become out of sync, you risk falling into an "anxiety spiral."
"Amid the chaos, he remembered his life being eerily calm as he knew it wasn’t if, but when they would be hacked to pieces. He just kept kicking."
Recent research sheds light on how the brain overgeneralizes fear, causing people to be afraid of harmless situations.
The challenges of setting out in a new direction can be overwhelming — but we can learn to navigate the inflection moments.
The evidence that pollution causes cancer is weak. Lifestyle factors, like smoking, obesity, and alcohol, matter far more.
When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
You are much more likely to die in a car crash than from terrorism. Yet, philosopher Eran Fish says fearing terrorism more is justified.
Chronic pain is often driven by brain processes that can be reprogrammed.
A history of othering, experimentation, and mystery.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death."
The fear of deep bodies of water may be evolutionarily ingrained.
Is Eliezer Yudkowsky the same false prophet that Paul Ehrlich was?
Your brain may notice fearful faces, even if you don't consciously realize it.
Over time, different structures in the brain come to play unique roles in the storage and retrieval of long-term memories.
The research could aid the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.
The findings of a recent study may help explain why some people are quicker to forget fearful memories.
Patients with amygdala damage rejected the widely accepted answer to the infamous "trolley problem," saying that it "hurts too much."
Science and the sacred both allow us to retain our sense of wonder, even as disaster seems to swirl around us.