A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
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Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.
Scientology, QAnon, and Heaven’s Gate: why do we seek healing from cults?
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Better cognitive control over our decisions can stave off disappointment in our actions.
“To take this in, you need to ride inside the mathematical symbols.”
Numerous videos online show that squid undergo a dramatic color-changing effect after being stunned or killed.
A theoretical physicist returns to Penrose and Hameroff’s theory of “quantum consciousness.”
Is the physical universe independent from us, or is it created by our minds, as suggested by scientist Robert Lanza?
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they’re doing.
What a long strange trip it’s been.
There were many similarities, but also some profound differences.
About six minutes after the heart stops, the brain essentially dies.
The Pan-American Highway began a century ago with a vision of unfettered motor-vehicle access between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. What happened to the dream?
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.
The “subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane” helps shield and protect the brain.
Proponents of transhumanism make big promises, such as a future in which we upload our minds into a supercomputer. But there is a fatal flaw in this argument: reductionism.
Adopting a healthy scepticism towards inherited ideas means “emptying the container of the Self.”
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
“Tristram Shandy” trolled its way to fame.
We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay “fresh” for a long time.
Science has not yet reached a consensus on the nature of consciousness.
Between 30% and 50% of the US population says they believe in ghosts.
Subtle clues emerge ahead of the attack via changes in scent.
The fear of deep bodies of water may be evolutionarily ingrained.
A philosophy of birth can offset the prevailing narrative around extinction and mortality.
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences,” film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about “Mulholland Drive.”