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covering the mysteries of human experience.
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Providing a preview into the latest topics toward better understanding the human experience from a variety of perspectives.
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Story Ideas
Newsworthy developments and angles to seed future coverage
Space psychologist helps babies develop innate inner knowing
A cognitive engineer renowned for helping astronauts use their extrasensory perception for problem solving in space now helps babies develop a similar, innate pre-verbal knowing. IMAGES Canva Research shows that an infant can be born with up to 150 types of...
Parton guided by a “divine, creative force”
The death of beloved American pop music artist Dolly Parton raises the question of where profound inspiration comes from. There are answers, both post-materialist and materialist. Dolly Parton 2011. PHOTO Leeann Cafferata/Wikimedia Commons Dolly Parton was crystal...
Awe as a bridge between the secular and the sacred
IDEAS ON THE FRONTLINE Breakthrough cognitive research and a recent survey reveal a new bridge between the secular and the sacred: the emotion of awe. Nearly everyone experiences it. PHOTO Canva Human beings have a propensity for awe and wonder, both scientific...
Prestigious study: Oneness of universe may be real, not illusion
The notion that we are separate from the world may be an illusion upheld by the brain, while the sense of oneness attained when using psychedelics may be “a glimpse of a bigger picture,” say researchers behind a Nature study. IMAGE: Canva In a landmark study published...
Minds influence biology, leading scholar suggests
IDEAS ON THE FRONTLINE A cutting-edge American biologist has proposed an idea that radically challenges orthodoxy: Biology is influenced by non-physical processes. IMAGE Canva Noted research biologist Michael Levin has proposed that “minds,” described as dynamic...
Press Watch
Analysis of significant mainstream media coverage of key topics
Atheists are losing momentum, says philosopher in The Telegraph
The debate with the “New Atheists” is over, writes philosopher Stephen Meyer. Scientific materialism displays “growing strangeness,” he says. SCREEN SHOT from telegraph.co.uk Is the atheist camp beginning to lose momentum? Is the debate with the “New Atheism” movement...
TIME firmly places UAP topic in mainstream
A long-form piece in TIME magazine covers nearly every aspect of the recent push toward UFO/UAP disclosure. The approach is laudably open, and the tone is respectful. IMAGES TIME magazine cover; screen shot from time.com The latest sign that the UAP/UFO phenomenon is...
NYT Magazine deep-dives on terminal lucidity
The dementia phenomenon gets serious and fair treatment in press. IMAGE nytimes.com screen shot The New York Times Magazine published a lengthy article July 14 on sudden lucidity in patients with severe neurological impairment, such as Alzheimer’s. The Times deserves...
Daring consciousness paper retracted after newspaper raises questions
May 2026 A major newspaper prompted a journal to retract an article stating consciousness is fundamental, yet the article remains in demand by readers. The latest piece in Dagens Nyheter (left) and Professor Maria Strømme. PHOTO/ILLUSTRATION: Screen shot from dn.se;...
Balanced reporting of NDEs by The Washington Post
March 2026 ILLUSTRATION: Screen shots from washingtonpost.com The Washington Post's Mark Johnson did an excellent job reviewing opposing sides of the NDE research field for a story on Feb. 5 story. The tone was set by the headline and subhead: “These patients saw what...
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Primers to help journalists cover topics often overlooked, censored or misrepresented by mainstream media and mainstream science.
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Journalist Panel: Gaps in health journalism
The reality of science and the patient experience are overlooked for circardian health (including sun exposure) and coma, say Meredith Oke and Alan Pearce, respectively. Read
