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If (Virtual) Reality Feels Almost Right, It's Exactly Wrong
How adding touch to VR can lead to an “uncanny valley” of sensations—and what we can do about it
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Should Quantum Anomalies Make Us Rethink Reality?
Inexplicable lab results may be telling us we’re on the cusp of a new scientific paradigm
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We Can Make Large Dams More Friendly to the Environment
We're unlikely to tear them all down, but math can help us figure out how to reduce their ecosystem impact
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Neuroscience in the Gallery
The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience is seeking entries for a competition that celebrates visual art inspired by the brain
Celebrating Sun–Earth Day: A Total Eclipse of the Mind
The art and perception behind the 2017 total solar eclipse
Can Meditation Make Us Nicer?
A new study raises questions about meditation’s moral and social benefits.
What Does It Mean When We Call Addiction a Brain Disorder?
The term acknowledges that addiction is a chronic but treatable medical condition involving changes to circuits involved in reward, stress and self-control
Why Is It So Hard to Talk about Money?
10 financial questions for the one you love
Can We Measure Delusions?
There might be a way—and if so, we could use it to detect and treat them in the earliest stages, before they become debilitating
What Monkeys Can Teach Us about Advertising
Our evolutionary cousins are exquisitely attuned to signals about sex and social status—the same signals that many successful ads rely on
Life Is a Group Project
Even adults can become the dictator, the slacker, the martyr, the lone wolf or the sidetracked enthusiast of their group
Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns?
Research suggests it's largely because they're anxious about their ability to protect their families, insecure about their place in the job market and beset by racial fears
Unlock the Learning Power of Baby Babbling
At around six months, infants aren't making sense yet—but they're incredibly receptive to how parents respond to their vocalizations
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