Cognition

What conjuring techniques can reveal about animal cognition

Humans’ spatial recall makes mental notes about the location of high-calorie foods

From ‘social distancing’ to ‘self-quarantining,’ the pandemic is leaving a lasting impact on the English lexicon

An online citizen science project is recruiting 30,000 volunteers to assess whether exercises to improve memory and attention are valid—and if so, for whom

Psychologist Susan Blackmore stays grounded in science while exploring the outer reaches of consciousness.

The solipsism problem, also called the problem of other minds, lurks at the heart of science, philosophy, religion, the arts and the human condition

How Giovanni Strazza rejected reality to make marble lifelike

Contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs spoke with Arthur Caplan, head of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s division of medical ethics, about some of the ethical issues that researchers have to consider in testing and distributing vaccines against COVID-19.

Usage patterns shape biases worldwide, whether in Japanese, Persian or English

As babies, we learn that it’s ourself we see in a mirror. But online meeting rooms are a whole different thing

Objects’ hidden physical traits can help people locate them faster