Are Transformative Experiences Beyond Reason? Philosophy Talk | Aug 23, 2017 | Humans | Our Minds Some decisions can profoundly transform our lives, but we can’t know the outcome till it actually happens.
What Meditation Can Do For Us & What It Can’t The New Yorker | Aug 23, 2017 | Humans | Our Minds Examining the science and supernaturalism of Buddhism.
What Makes a Human? The Korea Times | Aug 23, 2017 | Humans | Human Evolution It turns out that chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas make for poor conversationalists.
The Eclipse Was Holy, Terrifying, and Totally Scream-Worthy Mark Moring | Aug 23, 2017 | Our Minds | Cosmos ORBITER was in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, and on our way, we were joking about which of us might scream. Turns out, how could you not?
Total Eclipses: Totally Emotional Mark Moring | Aug 16, 2017 | Humans | Our Minds | Interviews People feel awe. Fear. Spirituality. We interviewed psychologist and eclipse chaser Kate Russo who studies these things.
Don’t Do Awe Alone. Here’s Why. Mark Moring | Aug 10, 2017 | Humans | Our Minds Researchers believe they know the reason for awe—and why it might be key to our survival.