How Placebo Effects Work Even When You Know They're Fake
Learn how the placebo effect works: belief, expectation, and ritual trigger real brain chemistry. See the science behind open-label placebos.
Uncover how human memory works. See how the brain reconstructs memories, why emotion warps details, and...
Discover how birds navigate migration using Earth’s magnetism, star cues, scent, and learning to cross...
Neuroplasticity for happiness is real. Build habits, like gratitude and mindfulness, and rewire your...
Task switching costs are real. Learn how rapid toggling drains focus and the single-tasking tactics that...
Learn why we think we’re always right. Explore confirmation bias, emotion, and motivated reasoning, plus...
Learn why we remember embarrassing moments as amygdala, cortisol and the spotlight effect make cringe...
Learn why we haven't found aliens yet: cosmic timing, the Rare Earth idea to search limits, and the Great...
Learn why time feels faster as we age and how memory, novelty, and attention shape time, plus simple...
