December 26th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Deep, dreamless sleep has long been thought of as a state of unconsciousness, but in a new paper, several researchers suggest that consciousness may not completely disappear when the mind recedes into deep sleep
December 1st, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Post-material science is an area of study dealing with the non-physical realm and it’s challenging the modern scientific worldview of materialism that’s dominated mainstream science
November 24th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Our thoughts, our will, our consciousness and our feelings show properties that could be referred to as spiritual properties. No direct interaction with the known fundamental forces of natural science, such as gravitation, electromagnetic forces, etc. can be detected in the spiritual
October 17th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Testimonials from prominent physics researchers from institutions such as Cambridge University, Princeton University, and the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich claim that quantum mechanics predicts some version of \"life after death.\"
October 3rd, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Booze culture is beginning to fall by the wayside, with a wide range of sober, mindful, after-work activities—making happy hour a little more meaningful, and the morning after a lot more happy
September 29th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
European scientists identified livestock, particularly dairy cows, fermented feed and raw milk consumption as protective in what they eventually called the “farm effect.” Many scientists argued that the abundant microbes of the cowshed stimulated children’s immune systems in a way that prevented allergic disease
August 11th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Today, scientists\' success often isn\'t measured by the quality of their questions or the rigor of their methods. It\'s instead measured by how much grant money they win, the number of studies they publish, and how they spin their findings to appeal to the public
June 6th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Going vegan could be the key to saving both the planet and millions of lives
May 30th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
As scientists lean increasingly toward recognizing that nonhuman animals are conscious in one way or another, the question becomes: Where does consciousness end
May 26th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Even when humans are considering hypothetical moral scenarios or calculating abstract probabilities, they rely to some extent on emotions for guidance
April 4th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Neither Tibetan Buddhism nor the institute allow women to achieve the same religious status as men, denying them the highest rank of ordination, bhikkhuni, which is held by tens of thousands of monks
February 25th, 2016 | by Harmonist staff
Until recently, many neuroscientists would have said any decision you made was not truly free but actually determined by neural processes outside of your conscious control
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