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Shadows of the Mind

Basav Biradar

An online interdisciplinary exhibition explores the complexities of mental wellbeing

Consciousness: The Elusive Entity

Keerthik Sasidharan

Science, metaphysics and the problem of defining consciousness

Subservient Minds

Minhaz Merchant

And their dominion stretches from politics to media

Nobody’s Novelist

Nandini Nair

Ottessa Moshfegh’s new book establishes her prowess at excavating the minds of characters on the margins of society

Murder on their Minds

Shreevatsa Nevatia

Portrayals of psychiatrists on recent web shows use psychology to titillate or trivialise

The Mind in Isolation

Madhavankutty Pillai

What experiences of silent retreat meditators and astronauts say about the brain during lockdown

Phantoms in the head

Amit Khanna

Fear is a fundamental fact of life but all great achievers overcome it

Deep Within

Nandini Nair

These stories reveal the fragility of the mind and the capacity of the heart

The Age of Genius

AC Grayling

The tumult of the 17th century led to a breakdown of systems but also to greater freedom and even greater innovation

Porn Is Not Addictive

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The brain activity of so-called ‘porn addicts’ is the opposite of cocaine and gambling addicts

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human mind

Shadows of the Mind

Consciousness: The Elusive Entity

Subservient Minds

Nobody’s Novelist

Murder on their Minds

The Mind in Isolation

Phantoms in the head

Deep Within

The Age of Genius

Porn Is Not Addictive

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