NeuroscienceAugust 11, 2022
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
Anticipated blackness tricks your pupils into reacting
Cognition
CognitionMay 1, 2022
The Phantom Queen
Her majesty’s invisibility cloak is a matter of perspective
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
CognitionMay 1, 2022
Tired Adults May Learn Language like Children Do
Lowered conscious reasoning can aid sound-pattern recognition
CognitionFebruary 10, 2022
Here Be Dragons
A gaming cartographer discovers an uncharted perceptual realm
CognitionFebruary 1, 2022
Can Lab-Grown Brains Become Conscious?
A handful of experiments are raising questions about whether clumps of cells and disembodied brains could be sentient and how scientists would know if they were
CognitionJanuary 5, 2022
What Will 2022 Bring in the Way of Misinformation on Social Media? 3 Experts Weigh In
The one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is raising concerns about falsehoods that increase the risk of repeat events
CognitionDecember 16, 2021
The Allure of Mirages
Our centuries-long fascination with optical phenomena
CognitionNovember 15, 2021
Infants as Young as Two Months May Be Able to Detect Faces and Scenes
Baby-brain-scanning experiments fuel the debate over whether humans are born with these abilities
CognitionOctober 26, 2021
The Brain Guesses What Word Comes Ne-
Like some AI systems, the organ of thought appears to predict what word follows another to coax meaning from language
CognitionOctober 15, 2021
People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors
Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking
OpinionSeptember 21, 2021
The Educational Power—and the Limits—of Personalized Children’s Books
Reading materials individually tailored to young people can boost engagement and learning, but discerning what works is an ongoing challenge
OpinionJuly 24, 2021
Quantum Mechanics, Plato’s Cave and the Blind Piranha
Can we ever really know the world?