Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good.
Imagination involves creating a mental image of something that is not present. Imagination is one of the key abilities that make us human. But where did it come from?
Every brain experiences reality differently. This census aims to help us understand how human diversity encompasses not only perception, but consciousness itself. See the link at the end of the article to participate in the census.
Humans are evolutionarily drawn to beauty. How do such complex experiences emerge from a collection of atoms and molecules?
You cannot simply trust a language model when it tells you how it feels. Words can be misleading, and it is all too easy to mistake fluent speech for fluent thought.
This decade-old book is especially relevant now.
Our visual system sometimes sacrifices accuracy for the sake of a smooth visual experience of the world around us.
The virus in our heads - and Trump's - and more as the culture churns.
The American Psychological Association expressed shock and outrage that the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement has been sharing confidential psychotherapy notes with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deny asylum to some immigrant youth.
We should apply science to the problem of mass shootings. The Senate should pass the House bill funding research on gun violence, and the country should stop scapegoating people who suffer from mental illness.
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