As you walk and act through life, you may feel a sense of freedom and agency. You can choose to do what you want because you are a free soul that is able to choose do whatever you want to do. There is ...

This article explores the concept of free will through both philosophical and neuroscientific lenses, examining whether our sense of control is real or an elaborate illusion.

If we don’t have free will, we’ve built our society on a powerful myth. At home and work, in school, and when spending time with friends, people get rewarded and punished for their choices. In the ...

Brain experiments showing decisions made seconds before conscious awareness, combined with circumstance-based arguments, ...

If I had to describe my most life-crushing, debilitating vice, it would probably be indecisiveness. Ask me my favorite memory and I’d shrug. Ask me where I want to eat, I’d say, “You decide.” If I ...

Think of someone that you dislike. Let’s call this person X. Now, imagine that you were born with X’s “genetic material.” That is, imagine that you had X’s looks, body odor, inherent tastes, ...