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Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.
Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.
Timothy Caulfield, a leading science communicator, discusses the challenges of combatting misinformation in an age of information overload.
To solve “addition bias” don’t punish people who subtract — call in the “friction fixers” instead.
Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.
Can we learn to always look on the bright side of life?
With “Karla’s Choice,” Nick Harkaway had an impossible mission: maintain his father’s legacy while staying true to his voice.
The secret sauce is the real world.
Irene is on a bus with her young kids when two men come on, cussing like sailors. Should Irene step in and say something?
How can you fit a camel through a needle?
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.
CRISPR, stem cells, and even cancer drugs are helping shape an AIDS-free future.
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
Here’s what it means for the field.
“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”
One patient’s surprising results have experts cautiously optimistic.
Psychological safety plays a key role in fostering innovation and collaborative group dynamics where all team members feel comfortable being themselves.
Researchers speculate the famous monument was one of the world’s first solar calendars, possibly inspired by trade with ancient Egyptians.
Even a year like 2020 couldn’t prepare Americans for the first few weeks of 2021. The year’s opening act was a siege on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of […]
The few seconds of nuclear explosion opening shots in Godzilla alone required more than 6.5 times the entire budget of the monster movie they ended up in.
One bill hopes to repeal the crime of selling sex and expand social services; the other would legalize the entire sex trade.
The heart of the religious ritual is mysticism, argues Brian Muraresku in “The Immortality Key.”
The program aims to notify people after they’ve come in close contact with someone who tested positive.
It’s not only about what’s happening right now. Things need to change for good. It could be your colleague, your coworker, your staff member, or your student. As the world mourns […]
Ever want to move forward but find you’re in your own way?
In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.
Moving the needle forward on psychedelic research.