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Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Have you ever taken a personality test seriously? Or maybe you’ve wondered if you could freeze yourself in liquid nitrogen to help revitalize your body postmortem? Human tendencies to believe in such ...

Today, medical science still has too little to offer individuals who suffer with mental illness. Current treatments are generally safe but are rarely completely effective for every patient. This ...

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A letter, signed by 124 scholars and posted online last week, has caused an uproar in the consciousness-research community. It argues that a prominent theory describing what makes someone or something ...

Philip Goff has received funding from the Templeton Foundation. Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing ...

Caveat emptor—the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for ensuring the quality of goods before purchasing—has been the underlying philosophy of research consumerism. Research, and more often ...