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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
In the age of distraction, don't we all want to read faster and more efficiently?
In "The Secret Life of Secrets", Michael Slepian explores how holding secrets affects our relationships, psychology, and well-being.
Types of therapy are about as different as the people who use it.
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research."
The common drug is called gabapentin, which is currently used to control seizures and manage nerve pain.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans' emotions. But can they understand each other's emotions?
Science doesn't fit neatly into ideology.
John Templeton Foundation
What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?
A deep learning AI running on a supercomputer was able to link patterns of brain connectivity to political ideology.
We know sleep is more important than aimlessly scrolling on social media or checking our email for the 50th time. So, why do we do it?
Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.
Detective fiction reveals how a particular society or time period looks at crime and criminal justice.
One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal's “death feint.”
The base rate fallacy may help to explain low reproducibility in various fields of science.
Until recently, video games were accused of killing brain cells. Now, researchers are trying to understand how they help players get smarter.
We all play the genetic lottery – and the outcome matters a lot.
John Templeton Foundation
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.