The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Those aren’t just lyrics from the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” They’re also the ...

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Those aren’t just lyrics from the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” They’re also the questions that the brain must constantly answer while processing streams ...

Heaven is For Real is a compelling film that chronicles the experiences of Colton Burpo, a young boy who claims to have seen heaven after a near-death encounter. After a life-threatening surgery, he ...

With artificial intelligence, deepfakes, an explosion of fake-news websites and seemingly effortless lying from politicians, it is – right now, at Christmastime in the year 2023 – harder than ever to ...