How bedtime becomes a test of identity—and a rehearsal for your future self.

A Deep Dive into Captivity and Change

It’s not the flashiest compound in the supplement world, but L-theanine might be the chillest.

About a week ago, I wrote a piece called The Koala at the End of the World—a meditation on sleepy marsupials, systemic dysfunction, and the slow-motion ecological farce we call modernity.

Every once in a while, I like to pump the brakes and apply some skeptical pressure to my supplement stack.

The first time I saw a koala in the wild, I thought it was dead.

For nearly 200 years, physicists have shrugged off the idea that we could tap into Earth’s rotation through its magnetic field to generate electricity.

Depression, Language, and the Trap of Self-Explanation

An 18-year study of 24,000 older adults found that unmarried people were less at risk for dementia, challenging the belief that married people are healthier.

Imagining that new habits will stick quickly and easily isn’t necessarily realistic, as new research suggests.

New research challenges an old assumption with modern technology…

When Economics and the Natural Sciences Harmonize

Yeah, why not...

Today’s post is a little different: this one’s by request.

To paraphrase Daniel Dennett, in his masterful work Darwin’s Dangerous Idea:

Why Science, Society, and Freedom Rise (or Fall) Together

AI is coming for our jobs—or so I’m told by people who seem very sure of themselves.

Every so often, I like to step back and reassess the evidence behind the supplements in my stack.

Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national security

We’ve been told—often by very confident people—that humans are wired to crave certainty.

Let’s talk about the most revolutionary technologies—the ones so subtle you barely notice them changing nearly everything.

I've been thinking lately about how we approach knowledge acquisition—not as an abstract exercise, but as a practical skill for navigating an increasingly complex world.

In case you missed any, or you want to do a month-in-review.

The idea of an Artificial Superintelligence (ASI)—a machine intelligence surpassing human cognitive abilities in virtually all domains—has long fascinated computer scientists, philosophers, futurists ...

Revisiting Ken Robinson's Revolutionary TED Talk

Why Humility Is the Key to Growth

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William Ernest Henley’s poem Invictus has resonated with readers for over a century, inspiring many with its message of resilience, determination, and the indomitable human spirit.

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My wife and daughter recently told me they've been binging Girls together.

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“Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom.

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A San Francisco crowd danced to a DJ set by a humanoid robot. Its creators believe that the machine could be "critical to the future of warfare."

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A Comprehensive Overview

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Why Everyone Should Write

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Mouse functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies contribute significantly to neuroimaging research, playing an important role in advancing our understanding of the human brain. Efforts to sc...

In 2001 onetime and since 2014 annually, Clarivate (and the former Thomson Reuters) has used publication and citation data to identify exceptional researchers—highly cited researchers (HCRs)—in nearly...