Kristen French
When Dreaming Gets Your Heart Moving
Deep dreaming may be more in tune with the body than we thought
Could Physics Help Us Solve the Mystery of Aging?
Some scientists say the answers may lie in thermodynamics and other mathematical principles
Financial Struggle Can Age Your Brain
Persistent poverty can accelerate cognitive decline starting in your 50s
How Much Do We Really Want to Know About UFOs?
What disaster psychology research, a few Cold War UFO files, and a Spielberg movie say about how we might handle first contact
How Dreaming Drains Your Energy
The brain makes its bed long before we dream, and the neurons don’t call all the shots
How Celebrities Became America’s Unregulated Drug Pushers
Social media endorsements can sway consumers, and no one is watching
The Humble Amoeba Is Smarter Than You Think
A conversation with Nicholas Money, mycologist and author of A is for Amoeba
Why Do Psychiatric Disorders Persist in Humans?
Genetics suggest they may be linked to certain forms of intelligence
Psychedelics Might Not Have Evolved to Get Humans High
Hallucination may have more to do with our shared brain chemistry with snails, insects, and sea urchins
What a Picture of a Dog Has to Do with Reason and Logic
People who can’t see images in their minds challenge an old philosophical standby
