Kristen French
Can “Dante’s Inferno” Tell Us Something About Space Rocks?
A conversation with an expert in geomythology about a wild idea
How to Dodge a Mountain Lion
A new look at puma-human encounters in the mountains of California
Aliens Probably Have Consciousness
A conversation with a philosopher about extraterrestrial and machine minds
How to Feel at Home in the Modern World
A conversation with Harvard philosopher Ian Marcus Corbin on material, biological, and spiritual belonging
Turning the Psychedelic Experience into a Math Problem
Extended DMT trips could help scientists probe a new theory of reality that puts consciousness first
Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots
A new test for AI suggests some newer LLMs are less smart than older models
How to Heal People with Science Fiction
A new healthpunk movement aims to teach physicians to use their imaginations
Solving Feynman’s Formula for Eating Well, Parking Your Car, and Finding a Mate
The 50-year mystery suggests humans may be more rational than we thought
Food Noise Goes Quiet with GLP-1s
But there’s a lot we still don’t know about these intrusive thoughts of food
How the “Perfectionism Pandemic” Is Crushing Young People
Our current achievement economy may deserve the blame
How Right-Wing Politics Make You Physically Ill
Over the past two decades, right-wing ideology has become associated with less trust in medicine—and poorer health
