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Blog / This Article Won’t Change Your Mind

March 15, 2023April 11, 2023 / Elissavet Chartampila /

What can a failed prophecy teach us about the mind and our inability to amend our beliefs in the face of new evidence?

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Blog / Debunking MSG & “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”

March 24, 2021 / Bree Iskandar / 1

Salt is used to season virtually everything – from the simple scrambled eggs made five minutes before your first Zoom meeting, to an entire pot roast that took the whole…

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Blog / COVID-19 and the Near Miss Effect

March 20, 2021March 22, 2021 / Samantha Abrams / 1

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic just over a year ago, but many Americans are optimistic about the coming months. The United States has now purchased enough…

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Blog / Do All Facts Need To Be Published?

March 18, 2021 / Nila Pazhayam /

The world of science is filled with inequalities and biases of many different kinds. In India – where I’m from – this exclusion begins at a very young age due…

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Blog / Meditation: Tending the Garden of the Mind

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 / Jamshaid Shahir /

Meditation has enjoyed a rise in popularity over the years, but how much of its benefits are grounded in scientific fact? In this post, I explore the science behind meditation, its implications for depression, and potential for even combating racism.

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