Brian Gallagher
The 5 Most Common Delusions Worldwide
These bizarre beliefs are strikingly prevalent across a diversity of cultures. Why?
Why Electric Cars Are Taking Off
It’s not that we like EVs more. They’re just way better now.
What Intense Rituals Signal to Your Brain
Risky and stressful ceremonies help crystallize who we are—and heal us, too.
Humans Living on Mars May Not Be Human for Long
Why colonists on the Red Planet are bound to become a new species.
Why Materialists Don’t Have to Be Atheists
Physicist Alan Lightman on evolution and atheism, creativity and spirituality.
The Surprising Empathy of Netflix’s “Chimp Empire”
A new documentary series is a startlingly intimate look at chimps.
How We’re Becoming Bigger Jerks Online
Face-altering images are encouraging selfish behavior.
Is Morality in Decline?
One question for Adam Mastroianni, a psychologist at Columbia University.
Forget What You Think You Know About Emotions
Emotions don’t happen to you; your brain creates them.
How Can Science Be More Creative?
One question for Ruth Morgan, a professor of crime and forensic sciences at University College London.
Who Should Make the Rules That Govern AI?
One question for Laura Weidinger and Iason Gabriel, research scientists at Google DeepMind.
