The Best of Salon

The brain’s perception of time is abstract. Here's what happens when it gets seriously distorted

Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?

Insomnia and fatigue can worsen with time, but it doesn't have to be complicated to find decent rest

Urban renewal under the guise of “going green” isn’t working — for the environment, or for residents

Our collective hunger for cooking as sport is an enduring mainstay, from Medieval Baghdad to modern cable TV

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A new book, "The Measure of Our Age," explores the growing problem of our graying nation

Salon spoke to doctors about the surprising health benefits that can accompany intermittent fasting

Scientists implanted electrodes into an octopus' head for the first time. The bizarre signals only raised more questions

German scientists discover birds, like humans, experience REM sleep, which is the sleep stage associated with the most vivid dreams

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

Psychedelic shops are openly selling mind-altering fungi in a growing number of cities. Is this just the beginning?

Those who live at the South Pole approach the ice with a sense of awe that borders on religious conviction

Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek, the father of microbiology, was horrified at the appearance of sperm under the microscope

Trump can't come back from this: He will never be president again, and may well die in prison. The future awaits

Not only did Trump's candidates lose big in 2022, but he couldn't even make money selling White House influence.

The increasing inaccessibility of cars to the non-wealthy is having detrimental effects on the nation's social fabric

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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»

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»

Scientists are baffled at the odd telemetry data being relayed by Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977

America is the greatest economic and military power in world history — and our quality of life is garbage. But why?

Though academics may wring our hands about influencer culture, social media promotion is now a necessary evil