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From honing the art of perception to checking cognitive biases, here are a few techniques employees can learn in critical thinking training.
Man does not live by measurement alone.
The hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia may be due to a “reality threshold” that is lower than it should be.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
When we rely on the conscious mind alone, we lose; but when we listen to the body, we gain a winning edge.
Elephants mourn the dead, dolphins give names to each other, and insects can recognize faces. The animal world is much smarter than we think.
“I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences.”
In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.
When you own your career, work becomes more than a means to an end — it becomes a vehicle for growth and happiness.
Throughout history, hundreds — sometimes thousands — of people have been spontaneously compelled to dance until collapsing or dying from exhaustion. What explains this bizarre phenomenon?
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.
You’ll be able to sleep through a war.
Science fiction movies capture a classic human flaw: getting the future mostly wrong.
Will you die when your body dies?
If you believe that you’re perfect, then somebody else must be responsible for your failures.
“We are what our bodies do with what we eat.”
While Taoism can be paradoxical and abstract, it also offers daily life lessons.
The “Mind After Midnight” hypothesis aims to explain why night owls tend to suffer more negative health outcomes.
Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking – and how we can stop that from happening.
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The gaze of another person can make us conceive of our body as an object.
Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.
Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that’s key to storing memories.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world’s most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It’s a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
A new study says the reason cave paintings are in such remote caverns was the artists’ search for transcendence.
When you do something with all your heart and mind, you do it with “meraki.” When we lack this feeling, it can lead to burnout.