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Steven Pinker, Michio Kaku, Dan Ariely

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What Is Déjà Vu?

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Telepathy Is Easier Than You Think

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Harvard’s Steven Pinker: how we speak reveals what we think

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50 min

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Don’t Act. Just Think.

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7 min

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Who you find attractive is based on how hot you are

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7 min

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The evolution of intelligence

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Consciousness Can be Quantified

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Bored at work? Your brain is trying to tell you something.

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Michio Kaku on the science of dreams

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Mindfulness: How to Call Off the Emotional Attack Dogs

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Creativity is the subconscious mind combined with intuition and rationality

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4 min

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Scott Barry Kaufman

These simple habits can optimize your gut and brain bacteria

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How ADHD Affects Your Brain

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Harold Koplewicz

This is Your Brain on a Laser Beam

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Depression is different for everyone. Here’s what it’s like for me.

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How Our Brains Feel Emotion

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9 min

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Antonio Damasio

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Michio Kaku wants to solve Einstein’s unfinished equation

“An equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would allow us to, quote, “Read the mind of God.””

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Anxiety gives you an advantage. Unlock it with neuroplasticity

“Anxiety is focused on things that are important to you in life. That is the key.”

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How and why your memories shift over time, explained by neuroscience

Your brain changes when you experience something, and it changes again when you remember it. Two neuroscientists explain what that means for memory, perception, and identity.

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A split image showing the left half of a woman's face and the right half as a digital brain with neural connections and data waves.

Trauma, healing, and your nervous system explained

Three doctors break down brain function, somatic awareness, and how to recover from bad experiences.

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This one essential trait begins shaping us seconds after birth

What if emotional regulation isn’t just a trait, but a skill parents and teachers can help develop? Ethan Kross reveals what science says about shaping young minds.

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