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20+ most popular Salon articles, as voted by our community.
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The enduring feminist legacy of Hole: 30 years later, must we still "Live Through This"?
Then and now, Courtney Love delivers raw and unapologetic lyrics that confront trauma, sexuality and agency
Salon on Consciousness
Panpsychism, the idea that inanimate objects have consciousness, gains steam in science communities
An expanding notion of what "consciousness" is could have profound repercussions
«Panpsychism's appeal may stem partly from the fact that scientists currently can not explain what consciousness – the thing that gives you a mind and makes you self-aware — actually is»
Salon on Food
Salon on Health
Live long and flounder: An aging expert on the looming crisis of our longer lifespans
A new book, "The Measure of Our Age," explores the growing problem of our graying nation
Here's what experts say about the rewards — and risks — of intermittent fasting
Salon spoke to doctors about the surprising health benefits that can accompany intermittent fasting
Salon on History
Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough
America is the greatest economic and military power in world history — and our quality of life is garbage. But why?
Sleep patterns changed in the past 200 years. Some experts think we were better off before
Human sleep patterns changed after the industrial revolution. Some researchers think we were better sleepers before
Salon on Medicine
Why returning to medicine’s roots in nature could help fill drug discovery gaps
Some scientists are looking for new drugs in nature rather than synthesizing them in the lab. Here's why
Micro-medical machines like "The Magic Schoolbus" are being developed, but safety concerns remain
From plaque cleaning to drug delivery, nanoelectronics are rapidly developing, with major implications for medicine
Salon on Nature
Astrophysics and stale beer: What life is like working at the South Pole
Those who live at the South Pole approach the ice with a sense of awe that borders on religious conviction
Did evolution occur before life even existed? New study sheds light on how amino acids "evolved"
New research shows how a soup of amino acids could have been winnowed down to the few that ended up being part of all future cells
Salon on Psychedelics
Psychedelic startups are betting on synthetic versions of "magic" mushrooms as the future
You can't patent naturally-occurring molecules like psilocybin. That's led to a rush to find a trippy synthetic "blend" as a profitable alternative
In defiance of federal drug law, mushroom dispensaries are popping up across North America
Psychedelic shops are openly selling mind-altering fungi in a growing number of cities. Is this just the beginning?
Salon on Trump
Folks, the wait was worth it: Donald Trump is going to prison
Trump can't come back from this: He will never be president again, and may well die in prison. The future awaits
Sleepwalking into a Trump dictatorship
Everyone but MAGA is blind to the truth. They know the evil that they do and are doing it with their eyes wide open
Salon on Wealth
As wealth inequality spirals out of control, many Americans can no longer afford to drive
The increasing inaccessibility of cars to the non-wealthy is having detrimental effects on the nation's social fabric
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How to cultivate creativity as an adult, according to an expert
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«optimism and creativity often go hand in hand, but also that the status quo or ruminating on the status quo can often lead to a type of pessimism»
The brain is actually a fiction writer: How our minds create a sense of self from fragments
In "The Self Delusion," author Gregory Berns explains why our self-perception is a "sort of fiction"
«there are also some universal ground rules to the ways we construct these narratives. One we can all relate to is, for the most part, that episodic aspect of it»
Humanity's most distant spacecraft is sending back weird signals from beyond our solar system
Scientists are baffled at the odd telemetry data being relayed by Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977
Influencer culture is everywhere — even in academia
Though academics may wring our hands about influencer culture, social media promotion is now a necessary evil
Why is walking so good for the brain? Blame on the "spontaneous fluctuations"
Going on a walk makes your mind wander in ways that neuroscience is only just coming to terms with
«Fractal patterns are easy on the eyes, endlessly fascinating to see and hear and even inspire feelings of beauty. »
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