Blaise Agüera y Arcas argues that function defines life more than material does, and that AI belongs in the same story

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Lisa Damour breaks down why chasing a permanent state of calm backfires, why naming an emotion can shrink it, and why "feeling bad" can sometimes be the clearest sign of mental health rather than its absence.

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Psychologist Paul Bloom examines why loneliness feels like starvation, why people are drawn to behaving poorly, and why revenge feels righteous until it destroys everything.

Neuroscientist David Linden sheds light on the biology behind phenomena that medicine has long struggled to explain, from voodoo death and broken heart syndrome to the placebo effect, and why grief shows up in autopsy results

“Our conscious awareness is everything. And the fact that it's still so mysterious to scientists and to all of humanity, the fact that it's still one of the great unsolved mysteries makes it something that everyone can be excited about and that inspires awe in everyone.”