It’s Pathetic That These Five Words Have Become So American

The United States conditioned its people to settle for less

Connection Over Content: What Small Talk Gives Us in Old Age

The ordinary conversations that hold us together

Will We Need to Learn How to Verify Reality in the Age of AI?

When seeing is no longer believing, how will we know what’s real?

The Fear of Becoming Economically Unnecessary: Human Worth in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

When machines can perform the work that once secured our income and status, we must confront an uncomfortable question: what happens to…

Can AI Keep Learning Without Us? — Autonomous Discovery, Direct Observation and Copyright

A dynamic mathematical model of AI’s changing dependence on human writing, solutions and observations

10 Things Not to Share When You Want Peace of Mind

I divulge far less now that I’m in my 50s

The Things You Understand Only After Life Changes You

Some lessons cannot be explained, rushed, or learned from a book. You understand them only after life forces you to see things differently.

The Role of Humor and Laughter in Brain Health, Cognitive Function, and Emotional Well-Being

Why the Brain Loves a Good Joke, What Ancient Wisdom Teaches Us About Taking Life Lightly, and How Laughter Connects Minds and Hearts for…

Learning to Shrink My Focus

You can only pay attention to so much

Why Awakening Isn’t What You Might Think

You don’t get a halo and special robes

When Thinking Feels Expensive: The Science Behind Brain Fog, Neuroinflammation, and Cognitive Aging

Why mental clarity can decline even when we are motivated, and what emerging neurobiology studies teach us about protecting the aging brain…

This is What Makes People Intelligent

It’s stranger than you know.

Artificial Intelligence Will Cause The Next Collapse In Mental Health

The lock downs due to the COVID-19 pandemic sent shock waves across the world. Mandatory quarantines interrupted lifestyles, closed…

We Need More Intelligence, Not Less

Why calls to slow AI down displace the real safety debate

Creativity Is About Being More Irrational

Joy and creativity aren’t always logical

The Beautiful Paradoxes of Life

Why Everything Works in the Opposite Way

You’re Not Going to Like What AI Is Doing to Your Brain

This is cognitive surrender. And what you can do right now.

These Asymmetries Have a Massive Return on Life

They make life 10x easier.