A guide to building better habits by taking control of your reward circuits — Humans are always looking for rewards. Every action we do rewards us in some way, releasing dopamine, a chemical that motivates us and causes feelings of pleasure. And some acts give more dopamine than others. Think about how much easier it is to choose a snack like cookies or chocolate…

Why the hardest tasks don’t require the strongest wills, if any at all — When we look at insanely productive people, those that wake up super early each morning and somehow work out, followed by time spent working on their dreams and still finding time for family and the ones they love, we remark on their willpower. And then we compare them to us…

Anti-natalism and the argument for why you shouldn’t have been born — Think of the last day you did not suffer. A day where you felt no hunger or thirst, you didn’t feel too hot or too cold, or when you didn’t feel tired all day. Try to remember a week where you had no itches or allergies or any frustrations at…

True art and creativity are soon to be the last bastions of human uniqueness over AI, but for how long will it stay that way? — Over the past few years, we’ve been seeing headlines about artificial intelligence and bots being programmed to create music. …

Mental health is a vital part of a holistic medical system — It’s common to think of mental health as separate from physical health. When you mention that you’re going to the doctor, no one bats an eye. You might even feel comfortable disclosing this information. …

Human-like AI models raise questions of bias and our right to personal data — When discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) gained popularity in the twentieth century, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher Alan Turing proposed a test for machines that was initially intended to measure intelligence. The imitation game, later known as the Turing test, tests a machine’s ability to exhibit human-like behaviour. It involves three…

How Neuralink’s implants could connect humans to technology in new ways — Over the past several decades, neural prostheses and brain chips have shifted out of the realm of science fiction and become a legitimate possibility. In the early 2000s came the first demonstrations of real-time computer control by monkeys via neural prostheses, which rapidly developed to thought-controlled robotic arms in 2008…

A guide to how visualizing your goals negatively can make you work towards your goal from day one — Visualization has become a popular technique among other productivity tips in the past few years. You’ll see articles or books on the topic everywhere, parading it as the secret ticket to achieving your goals. But visualization of your perfect future has more issues than many of these self-help authors would…

My secret tool that creates allows me to easily create content in less than 15 minutes — With AI on the rise and automation growing everywhere, it’s only a matter of time before the creator economy faces these issues. And this might be happening sooner than you think. In fact, we already have tools and apps that can create content at an impossible rate for us humans. …