Study: People Who ‘Microdose’ LSD and Magic Mushrooms Are Wiser and More Creative
We just ran the first ever pre-registered scientific study on the microdosing of psychedelics and found some very promising results. We compared peo…
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Could Consciousness All Come Down to the Way Things Vibrate?
Why is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in two for each of us, into a subject and an infinity of objects? How is…
100 Years Later, the Madness of Daylight Saving Time Endures
One hundred years after Congress passed the first daylight saving legislation, more and more people are doubting the wisdom of changing the clocks. …
How Artificial Intelligence Will Make You Smarter
The future won’t be made by either humans or machines alone – but by both, working together. Technologies modeled on how human brains work are already …
Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Relative or Friend
Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember maki…
An Artificial Intelligence Could Be Considered a Person Under the Law
Humans aren’t the only people in society – at least according to the law. In the U.S., corporations have been given rights of free speech and religion.…
Study Reveals Why Some People Are More Creative Than Others
Creativity is often defined as the ability to come up with new and useful ideas. Like intelligence, it can be considered a trait that everyone – not ju…
We Provided Psychological First Aid After the Las Vegas Shooting — Here’s What We Learned
Editors’ note: In the aftermath of the Oct. 1, 2017 shooting massacre that claimed the lives of 58 people, several psychology and counseling scholars a…
The ‘Real You’ Is A Myth: Scientists Say We Invent False Memories To Be Who We Want
We all want other people to “get us” and appreciate us for who we really are. In striving to achieve such relationships, we typically assume that there…
Massive Solar and Wind Farms Could Bring Vegetation Back to the Sahara
Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an important and necessary step towards averting climate change. However, in our efforts to go green…