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Neuroscience
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Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
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A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Thomas Edison was on to something...
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Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
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John Templeton Foundation
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From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
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Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
One hypothesis: "gossip traps."
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"You gotta know when to fold 'em."