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The Pernicious Myth of Willpower
It turns out “willpower” is not a valid psychological construct.
Will We Ever Know What Dark Matter Is?
The search for the elusive material is reaching the end of its tether.
Why Mathematicians Like to Classify Things
It’s “a definitive study for all time, like writing the final book,” says one researcher who’s mapping out new classes of geometric structures.
The Case for Treating Gatsby as a Real Person
Tibetan Buddhists have a concept called the “tulpa,” thought-created beings who develop an existence independent of their creators.
How My Cancer Patient’s Scary Father Emotionally Scarred Me
It may be impossible to make people happy when you have to say or recommend things they do not want to hear.
