Science vs. the Near-Death Experience

You are dying. Twenty seconds ago your heart and breathing stopped and your pupils became fixed and dilated. Your brain cells are in a ...

List of Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give  the right things a chance to catch you. As Mary Robinson once said, “Nobody can go...

How to Overcome The Greatest Obstacle to Happiness

Think of your present moment as your Point of Power, because it is the only point where you can exercise your full power. For most...

Twelve Virtues of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky

The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth . To feel the burning itch of cur...