As I was walking through the streets of Manhattan, I experienced what I call the “Times Square effect”: too many things to sense at once. It put me in this contemplation state where I am both fascinated and overwhelmed by my surroundings.
On March 14, the world-famous primatologist Frans de Waal passed away. His primate research not only expanded our knowledge of chimpanzees and bonobos, but also revealed fascinating insights about the most peculiar of apes: humans. Here, we show three lessons we learned from Frans de Waal.
Grief isn’t just a human emotion; animals show similar behaviors when facing loss. From elephants mourning their fallen to dolphins carrying their deceased calves, exploring animal grief offers profound insights into our shared experiences with death.
Have you ever learned a new word or concept, only to start noticing it everywhere? This is called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, and it is not just exclusive to learning a new language.
We make choices all day long. But what is the effect of stress on your choices? The reward system and stress system are connected, making the advantages of a choice suddenly seem more important than the disadvantages. But what are the long-term effects of this?
In our hyper-connected world, we tend to heavily rely on laptops and tablets to take
On the surface level, we all seem to have a common-sense notion of what time is, the flow of time seems natural to us, and we seem to swim in it. But when you consider what modern physics has understood about time, it is like holding a snowflake. Gradually, as you study it, it melts between your fingers and vanishes.
Born into silence due to genetic quirks affecting inner and outer ear cells, deaf cats offer a window into the intriguing world of cross-modal plasticity – the brain’s ability to adapt and repurpose sensory areas in response to deprivation.
Robert Frost beautifully sets the context through his poem for this article, “Two roads diverged