The journalist and polymath probes the mysteries of the mind in this unsettling yet life-affirming investigation The brain, wrote Charles Scott Sherrington, is an “enchanted loom where millions of ...

After writing a book about how using psychedelics in a therapeutic setting can change your consciousness, that's the question journalist Michael Pollan found himself struggling to answer. "There's ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At a philosophy conference in Tucson in 1994, David Chalmers, a young Australian studying in the US, delivered ...

This abandoned home appears empty at first glance, worn down by neglect and time. However, its rooms reveal signs that a young boy once lived there alone after losing everyone close to him. Personal ...

There are more than 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, representing a key part of the region’s cultural and archeological past. A new moai, smaller than most, was found in a dried-up lakebed. The ...

Metamorphopsia distorts central vision, making straight lines look wavy and flat objects look rounded. It happens when the retina or macula is damaged by disease, injury, or aging. Common causes ...