free will

High-frequency sound waves aimed at specific brain regions can influence monkey behavior, according to a new study.…

You forgot to buy milk. Naturally, it’s all the big bang’s fault.

The question of whether or not human beings possess free will is a source of much contention, particularly between…

Embodied cognition theory states that our thoughts and emotions are profoundly affected by our physical bodies. A…

Do we have free will? If we don't, we're one step down the metaphysical ladder from fruit flies. Yes, people have…

Does free will actually exist? Or are we all just puppets to physics or biochemistry or some other form of…

Our modern understanding of reality is based on some fundamental concepts: that the world around us is tangible,…

Buridan's Ass is one of the oldest insults in existence. It has been consistently used to make fun of a particular…

Humans have debated the issue of free will for millennia. But over the past several years, while the philosophers…

Let's say you're approaching a fork in the road, and at the very last minute you decide to take the right fork.…

Fruit flies and other simple organisms might seem like they're creatures of instinct, governed by a set of basically…

Last week, humanity saw two minutes of our future, in the FlashForward series premiere. But can they alter their…