Society

A person holds up a cardboard sign with the message "psychedelics are not a crime" in a crowded room.

Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next?

The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law.

Ben Seal | Knowable Magazine

A break-routine alarm clock with a chain.

Psychology

Trapped in routine? Here’s how to “dishabituate” and rediscover joy

Neuroscientist Tali Sharot shares two ways to “dishabituate” yourself from your routine: take a break or make a change.

Jonny Thomson

A group of Buddhist monks practicing mindfulness while meditating on rocks.

Psychology

The 3 myths of mindfulness

Mindfulness is hugely popular today, but one philosopher has argued that certain unchecked types of mindfulness are deeply flawed.

Jonny Thomson

Neuroscience

Why changing your mind is a feature of evolution, not a bug

Reasoning by yourself is a much weaker tool than contributing your reasoning to a group and being flexible to changing your mind.

David McRaney

Building Community

Will 2023 be the year of the private social network?

Many tech leaders think the future of social media is private social networks, not the public squares that previously dominated.

Shubham Agarwal

The dawn of AI has come, and its implications for education couldn’t be more significant

AI like ChatGPT is forcing us to rethink education. But if we embrace it, it could empower both students and teachers.

Vitomir Kovanovic

Education

“Personalized curriculums” could get kids to care about school again

Personalized learning has to potential to prepare learners who are self-regulating and self-motivated for life beyond school.

Maya Gunawardena

3 rules to express your thoughts so that everyone will understand you

Alan Alda recommends making no more than three points, explaining difficult ideas in three ways, and repeating key points three times.

Kevin Dickinson

Family

Parents: Don’t focus on happiness, help build resilience instead

Happiness emerges from resilience, which helps children regulate difficult emotions and stressful situations.

Becky Kennedy

Neuroscience

How neuroscience can make us better parents

Kids' brains develop in four main stages. Each has its own particular set of advancements and challenges for parents.

Philip Perry

Education

How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach

College in prison reduces the chance of reoffending, but it also dramatically changes the perspective of the professors who teach them.

Mneesha Gellman

Criminal Justice

Norway helped remake a US prison. Here’s what happened.

With single cells, a communal kitchen, Nordic-like furnishings and a landscaped, outdoor green space, it looks unlike any other U.S. prison.

Synøve Nygaard Andersen and Jordan Hyatt

Psychology

The missing apex of Maslow’s hierarchy could save us all

In his later years, psychologist Abraham Maslow added a new apex to the pyramid of human needs: self-transcendence.

Robby Berman

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