The idea that the universe itself might be intelligent sounds like science fiction, yet a growing group of researchers is ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

We created a new mind, a new intelligence, and we are not even sure precisely how we did it. And rather than recognizing it ...

If you are an average thinker, there are going to be things in life that you just cannot wrap your mind around. Try as you might, you do your best to understand but end up more and more bewildered.

Highly intelligent people are guided by a different internal compass. They aren't necessarily trying to stand out but naturally gravitate away from things others pursue without question. While average ...

Our everyday interactions are built upon the ability to accurately anticipate the thoughts, emotions, and actions of each other. Psychologists commonly refer to this ability as theory of mind (ToM).

Post 4 in a series on AI and the Evolution of Cognition. In the first three entries of this series—Thinking About Thinking, In the Post-Cognitive World, and The Three Stages of Cognitive Collapse—I’ve ...

Researchers at the University of College London recently undertook a massive study to better understand chimps. The team analyzed data from fecal samples of 828 wild chimpanzees across 30 populations, ...