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The App That Offers Cosmic Awe
Like any good version of Powers of Ten, use this app and you can find yourself getting that feeling of cosmic awe—it might take a little attention, but that’s always going to be true.Photograph by RollingCamera / Shutterstock One of the weirdest things about our human experience of the world is how remarkably narrow it […] -
The Psychic Toll of Severing the Hunter-Prey Relationship
The emotional connection between hunter and hunted raises important questions about what happens when an animal species disappears—what is the human response to such ill-fate?Wellcome Images / Wikicommons A productive hunt is a violent act—success requiring as it does the dismemberment of a living creature. Yet, to focus alone on the concluding moment, the bloody […] -
Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell
How your brain identifies an aroma from its minute molecular traces is a marvel. -
Your Brain Makes You a Different Person Every Day
Our brains are wired for new sensations. -
The Neurology of Flow States
Why time vanishes when you’re jamming.