The Best of Salon

Barry Manilow is still obsessed with craft. Ahead of his 55th album, the “Mandy” singer took a deep dive into modern pop. He wanted to take a crack at writing like artists like Billie Eilish, but he…

Moms are taking up space at the Olympics, changing the status quo in a male-dominated field.

Where soup, sauna and salt turn cold into culture

In the witty new film, Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair. If only escaping the rat race were that easy.

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»

Regulatory clarity and innovation-friendly policies are a few priorities for this growing voter base

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants "to allow the parties to explore a potential resolution”

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

How winter, geography and scarcity shaped Italy’s cuisine — and why comfort there has always meant survival

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Some scientists are looking for new drugs in nature rather than synthesizing them in the lab. Here's why

From plaque cleaning to drug delivery, nanoelectronics are rapidly developing, with major implications for medicine

Engaging youth through targeted education and leadership programs is also a priority. . ."

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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

Scientists recently had to repair the Voyager probe from afar. How much longer can they keep it alive?

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

Everyone but MAGA is blind to the truth. They know the evil that they do and are doing it with their eyes wide open

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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»

If you want something, you have to do more than give. You have to go out and get.

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

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