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In this excerpt from “The Story of CO2,” Peter Brennan explains how changes in the Earth’s ecosystem led to fire, which in turn led our ancestors to become the “fire apes.”
Stuck on a hamster wheel of mindless social media scrolling? Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to consciously redirect your reward system.
By inviting players to tackle real scientific problems, games can offer a hand in solving medicine’s toughest challenges.
Rami Kaminski is an American psychiatrist with over four decades of experience treating patients across the spectrum, from world leaders to individuals with persistent psychiatric conditions. His expertise includes mood[…]
Neuroscience supports the notion that mindfulness and meditation should become essential assets in our workspaces.
When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.
If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?
Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.
What a long strange trip it’s been.
A physicist discusses the boundaries of reality and experimentation.
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Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
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A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
The cosmic microwave background offers clues.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
Are you a video gaming master? Put it on your résumé.
A vitamin that makes your body repellent to mosquitos sounds too good to be true, because it is.
Benjamin Land, Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
A long-maligned treatment outperforms the trendy one.
A key question is how to keep that relief going without relying solely on repeated ketamine infusions.
A philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word “evil.”
There’s an enormous evolutionary advantage for flamingos to stand on one leg, but genetics doesn’t help. Only physics explains why.
People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.
Research shows self-ratings of personality traits like diligence are generally more accurate than ratings from others.