Afterthinking

Psychedelic drugs can trigger characteristic hallucinations, which have long been thought to hold clues about the brain’s circuitry. After nearly a century of

A new interpretation of a classic psychology experiment will change your view of perception, judgment – even human nature

The elderly have always been with us: what do their ancient remains say about the human lifespan and ‘invisible’ old age?

I fotografi: sono un falso le immagini dell’uomo sulla Luna «Se le avessero chieste a me, quelle immagini da studio le avrei fatte molto meglio», cioè con le ombre “giuste”, simulando bene l’effetto del sole. Parola di Oliviero Toscani. Il film del presunto allunaggio? La madre di tutte le fake news: «Un falso al 200%». …

Chris Watson the sound recordist captures the sounds of starlings on the Island of Coll.

The rare photograph reveals a grisly backyard scene—and the intense appetite of mantises.

I cannot believe how soothing I’m finding this video of a German man in full Medieval costume explaining how people used to walk in the Middle Ages, before the advent of fixed-sole shoes.