No one knows why we dream. It stands to reason that dreams have some purpose because nearly everyone dreams, and we dream 3 to 6 times every night. People typically have several
Editor’s Note: The following interview was originally published in The Sunday Island, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. What does it mean to claim that psychoanalysis is inherently feminist? How can the unconscious, that
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A deeper reach into human history is now possible, thanks to a growing body of archaeological data collected using advanced technologies and patient scholarly detective work accumulated across recent decades. Research into
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Scientists have taken a major step toward a fertility breakthrough that could one day allow infertile women and gay men to have genetically related children. In a study reported by The Times
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The discovery of a million-year-old skull in China has forced scientists to reconsider the origins and timeline of modern humans, Times UK reports. Known as Yunxian 2, the skull was unearthed in
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The Galileo Museum in Florence is drawing attention for its unusual exhibit: the preserved middle finger of astronomer Galileo Galilei, encased in a gilded glass egg. The display, described by historian James
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For decades, researchers have puzzled over how humans became the only species to walk upright on two legs. A new study published in Nature may finally provide answers, mapping the key developmental
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From the orderly center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a crack opened in the soul of Europe. From it sprang the most disturbing forms of beauty, thought, and modern music. Also, from its
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none…Tecumseh Introduction On 9 August each year, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed globally, a day designated by the United
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Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot, caught in an intimate moment on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert, present a striking case study in the complex and
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Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink has raised $600 million in a new funding round that values the startup at $9 billion before the injection of fresh capital, according to people familiar
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