How I look at buildings, with aphantasia

A photograph is not a substitute

A photograph is not a substitute

Some people can't picture anything in their heads, and studying their brains is overturning a popular theory of how imagination works.

Our love for telling tales reveals the workings of the mind

How awe and wonder transform science and you

Looking to the future has always defined humanity. Will A.I. become the best crystal ball of all?

Two key features created the human mind
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What a close study of “inner speech” reveals about why humans talk to themselves.

What you can’t imagine clearly, you value less.

Fads come and go, but how to create a toy that stands the test of time is the billion-dollar question