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In a sensory deprivation tank, I lost my body and found myself.

Why intellectual laziness doesn’t have to lead to groupthink.

By now everybody’s heard about the terrible treatment that pigs and chickens get in factory farms. For many, the solution seems obvious: eat less meat. But let’s look at that solution in terms of how effective it is.According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American eats about 30 farm animals per […]

As a new mother, an anthropologist makes a moving discovery at an infant’s burial site.

Age-based classes are not the only way to learn—and may not be the most effective.

Can natural explanations to life’s big questions be as consoling as religious ones?

Mental health is not what you’d call an “exact science.” For example, if two highly trained mental health providers meet privately with the same patient, they will agree 90 percent of the time on diagnosing schizophrenia and 65 to 70 percent of the time on diagnosing a bipolar disorder. But this reliability drops off sharply […]

A psychologist argues science can take a lesson from ritual about how to heal.

Machines are the new descendants of Picasso.

Requiring vaccine passports would not violate any individual rights that a well-ordered society would choose to defend.