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During wakefulness our thoughts transition between different contents. Alongside, there are moments devoid of specific reportable content, known as mind blanking (MB). Currently, it remains unclear what these blanks refer to […] we hold that ongoing thinking comes at degrees of richness and that allegedly contentless experiences are distinct mental states with their own diversity, therefore challenging the view of the mind as a content-oriented operator.

Afraid of spiders? Heights? Public speaking? They activate different parts of the brain

Some researchers argue that modern diets, especially those of the Western world, have skewed our immune responses in ways that have undermined immune resilience. More optimistically, others say that diet could also help to treat a range of health problems, such as cancers and chronic immune disorders such as lupus. Your diet can change your immune system — here’s how

38% of women have at least one tattoo, compared with 27% of men. This includes 56% of women ages 18 to 29 and 53% of women ages 30 to 49.

Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them

Startup focused on AI detection has developed a tool to verify human participants in video calls and catch fraudsters using AI deepfakes for scams

The only permanent bipeds of the animal kingdom alongside humans, birds have an extraordinary sense of balance. How do these direct descendants of the dinosaurs maintain this stability, especially when sleeping?

the company announced on social media that its merchandise had been hijacked, that they had no idea this kind of cargo theft was even a thing. […] Last year cargo thieves stole a $50,000 shipment of refrigerated yogurt headed for Florida and demanded a $40,000 ransom. How a small outdoor footwear company lost 5,000 pairs of shoes and found itself entangled in an international crime saga

We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?

“Different matters are arranged in my head,” said Napoleon, “as in drawers. I open one drawer and close another as I wish. I have never been kept awake by an involuntary pre-occupation of the mind. If I desire repose I shut up all the drawers, and sleep. I have always slept when I wanted rest, and almost always at will.”





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