Researchers built a model that behaves like a brain. Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.

These cultural lies make normal struggle feel like failure. A habit of experimentation makes it feel like progress.

Emily Mendenhall traces the medical myths, gender bias, and neurological truths behind hysteria, one of history’s most damaging diagnoses.

Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.

"Social media is the perfect recipe for kids to become addicted to their smartphones."

Big Think and the John Templeton Foundation gathered scientists, artists, and storytellers in Los Angeles to explore the power of awe.

Our brains weren’t built for the amount of info we deal with now. That’s why scientists have made the case for a “second brain” — a place to dump ideas so you can actually see how they connect later.

Ninety million years after our lineages split, humans are beginning to listen to whales in a new way. Marine biologist David Gruber shares the work that has become his life’s pursuit: learning how to hear the planet’s largest mammals.

“Psychedelics crosscut so many interesting domains. They've been used for time immemorial by indigenous cultures. In our own Western cultural history, they really exploded on the scene in the 1960s, and were associated with radical changes to society.”

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

The technology might be much closer than you'd think.

The brain is an “illusion factory.” Here’s what that means for our perception of time.

“Consciousness is fundamental. It's a fundamental property of the world that we inhabit, a fundamental property of the universe.”

From neuroscience to philosophy, experts reveal why compassion may be the most important human skill we have.

It's no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts.

In this excerpt from "Playful," Cas Holman surveys the research that brought the neuroscience of play into the mainstream.

In this excerpt from "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin makes the case that neurons reveal how memory, meaning, and even consciousness emerge from the same biological roots in humans, sea slugs, and beyond.

In “Warhead,” neuroscientist and national security adviser Nicholas Wright explains how the brain navigates warfare and why it is our ultimate weapon (and instrument for peace).

The whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts; that's a flaw in our thinking. Non-reductionism requires magic, not merely science.

Language is a huge part of human development, even the language we keep to ourselves. Three experts explain how words and beliefs can change our brains and our lives:

You may actually be on the same wavelength.

Barbara Oakley, instructor of a popular MOOC, offers strategies for enhancing learning skills by leveraging insights from neuroscience and cognitive science, addressing the challenges posed by our brain's hardwiring in changing habits and acquiring new skills.

"If you're interested in human performance, what you want is something that's reliable and repeatable, and thus you want neurobiology because neurobiology gives you mechanism."

“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.”

Despite the claims of speed reading apps and programs, you actually have to read the book if you want to learn.

Everything you experience is filtered through your brain, and everyone’s brain is different. Neuroscientist Christof Koch explains how understanding this can deepen your connection to the world around you.

A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.

These expert-recommended books try to answer the questions of consciousness, from its fundamental nature to its role in human experience and the natural world.

A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.

A universal signature could make surgeries safer — and help reveal what holds consciousness together.