15+ hour, 31+ min ago  (396+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Most of us picture a placebo in a very specific way: a sugar pill, a clinical trial, a chart showing symptoms going down. In that framing, a placebo belongs mostly to medicine: important, even…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago  (518+ words) Updated April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Marc Bekoff: Why did you write Beauty of the Beasts? MB: Who do you hope to reach? JW: Well, I dedicate the book to my brothers, who both think that the world would be…...

4+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (613+ words) Posted December 31, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph. D. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, it can be hard to know where to focus in trying to understand the changing world. Still, it is important to have thought-provoking discussions…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (73+ words) The neuroscience behind "prediction error corruption."...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (684+ words) Updated February 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This is Part 4 of a four-part series exploring how the brain generates meaning. Unlike biological evolution, which requires generations for significant change, cultural evolution can be rapid. Ideas can spread globally in days. This…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago  (175+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch It's well known that music unites people and communities. Although musical traditions vary widely across the world's cultures, certain universals are consistently present, including steady beats, systems of discrete pitches, and a balance between…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (763+ words) Posted July 24, 2025 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Imagine sitting down with a piece of technology for a two-hour conversation. By the end, this system knows you so well it can replicate your personality " your quirks, preferences, and how you might make…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (474+ words) Posted October 23, 2025 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk My sense is that this isn't about AI "catching up" to humans. It's about a deeper inversion in the psychology of communication. And in this context, the simulation, engineered through probability and pattern, now…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (567+ words) Updated May 5, 2025 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Artificial intelligence is advancing at a remarkable pace'especially in its ability to simulate human emotion. But as the output created by machines becomes more convincing, we face a deeper danger: not that AI is…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) Posted August 21, 2025 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk It's somewhat astonishing how easily we have segued into the AI-enabled age, but does it risk making us stupid? Despite awaiting peer review and using only a small participant sample, the research team decided…...