How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains?

How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains?

Gregory Berns on Measuring the Effects of a Really Good Story

By Gregory Berns | October 20, 2022

How All Writers, Even Neuroscientists, Seek the Impossible: To Replicate Our Unique Interiority

How All Writers, Even Neuroscientists, Seek the Impossible: To Replicate Our Unique Interiority

Patrick House in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 14, 2022

The Naturalist’s Gaze: What Charles Darwin Saw in Tahiti

The Naturalist’s Gaze: What Charles Darwin Saw in Tahiti

Diana Preston on the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Imperial Power in the South Pacific

By Diana Preston | October 13, 2022

Examining Charles Darwin’s Soul: A Singular Case of Biophilia

Examining Charles Darwin’s Soul: A Singular Case of Biophilia

Kay Harel in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 12, 2022

Brainwashed: A New History of Thought Control

Brainwashed: A New History of Thought Control

Daniel Pick in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 7, 2022

How Virologists in China Worked to Warn the World About COVID-19

How Virologists in China Worked to Warn the World About COVID-19

David Quammen on the Origins of the Coronavirus Pandemic

By David Quammen | October 4, 2022

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By Literary Hub | October 1, 2022

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

By Allison LaSorda | September 29, 2022

What Makes Spiders So Terribly Scary to Human Beings?

By Kate Summerscale | September 28, 2022

Is There Really a Science of Belonging That Can Help Us Create Connection and Bridge Divides?

Is There Really a Science of Belonging That Can Help Us Create Connection and Bridge Divides?

Geoffrey L. Cohen in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 26, 2022

What Math Can Tell Us About the Nature of the Universe

What Math Can Tell Us About the Nature of the Universe

Manil Suri on the Less-Logical Side of Mathematical Knowledge

By Manil Suri | September 22, 2022

Instinct vs. Insight: How Much Foresight Do Animals Have?

Instinct vs. Insight: How Much Foresight Do Animals Have?

Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley on the Capacity to Think Ahead

By Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley | September 22, 2022

Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

Woo-kyoung Ahn on the Link Between High Levels of Analytical Reasoning Skills and Biased Interpretations

By Woo-kyoung Ahn | September 15, 2022

Rachel Aviv: Why It’s Difficult to Trust Your Own Experiences of Mental Illness

Rachel Aviv: Why It’s Difficult to Trust Your Own Experiences of Mental Illness

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 15, 2022

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

Kathryn and Ross Petras in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

What Rituals Across Cultures Reveal About the Human Condition

What Rituals Across Cultures Reveal About the Human Condition

Dimitris Xygalatas on the Healing Properties of Risky Behavior

By Dimitris Xygalatas | September 14, 2022

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