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Did a neurosurgeon go to heaven?
Pluralistic ignorance and the last best hope on Earth
How politics distorts science on both ends of the spectrum
Subliminal influences guide our voting preferences
Why people who believe in one conspiracy are prone to believe others
The death of the brain means subjective experiences are neurochemistry
Morality binds us together into cohesive groups but blinds us to the ideas and motives of those in other groups
Science closes in on why there is something instead of nothing
How awareness of our mortality may be a major driver of civilization
The willful distortion of reality to extremes can be harmful
How deception leads to self-deception
Why the singularity is not near, but hope springs eternal
New research on self-control explains the link between religion and health
It's not what you think
Be skeptical of claims that we live in an ever more dangerous world
Distinguishing between science and pseudoscience is problematic
Why Stephen Hawking is wrong about the danger of extraterrestrial intelligences
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