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Subjective Experience
6mins
Your "social reality" isn’t an absolute reality. A leading neuroscientist explains why.
Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature's most unreliable narrators.
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
John Templeton Foundation
“Who is the aggressor?” That depends on which of these maps you believe.
One from New Guinea rose to the top in a recent study.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Depression might be similar to dreaming.
"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
John Templeton Foundation
11mins
Our society is in a mental health crisis. Are psychedelics the way out?
Belief in God and the afterlife increased, while belief in superstition decreased.
4mins
Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? A Johns Hopkins professor explains.
7mins
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
8mins
Is science destined to crack the code of consciousness—and how would we even go about it?
John Templeton Foundation
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.
We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.
Near death experiences change people’s lives - and not always for the better.
Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
John Templeton Foundation
The study shows that it’s possible to map the wildly subjective psychedelic experiences to specific brain regions.
Revolutionary techniques for understanding brain functions in animals could soon help us understand how emotions guide our lives.
The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.
5mins
This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.
A new podcast: a first-person account, by a scientist, of what it was like to live and experience totality for the first time. “I sometimes ask people, ‘Can you be aware […]
It’s a great show in total darkness. Here’s how to not ruin it for yourself. “Yes, I am well aware that nature — or what we call nature: that totality of objects […]