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The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists?

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The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists?

What life is and how the mind works fall within the compass of one bold concept. But critics say that by attempting to explain everything, it may end up explaining nothing

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Why everyone needs to stop joking that they're

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Why everyone needs to stop joking that they're "a little bit OCD"

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An anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Square, London, in August 2020

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Conspiracy theorists may not really believe their outlandish ideas

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How the US used science to wage psychological war

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Consciousness

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5 extraordinary ideas about the mind and what it means to be conscious

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A Body Made of Glass review: A very personal history of hypochondria

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How science can inspire 'peak experiences' that improve well-being

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The Immune Mind review: How mental and physical health combine

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Think small for attainable New Year's resolutions

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Photo of a young woman coping with loneliness and isolation during covid-19 outbreak

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Suppressing worrying thoughts may improve our mental health

Rather than recalling and focusing on fearful thoughts, it might sometimes be useful to avoid these imaginings to boost our well-being and avoid symptoms of mental health conditions like depression or PTSD

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Why great people don't always give good advice

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The life hack that can help you reclaim your time

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Cracking consciousness will never be easy but we are making strides

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Revealed: What your thoughts look like and how they compare to others’

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