Picture a dolphin diving toward the seafloor with something odd on its nose. It is not a shell or a fish. It is a sea sponge.

Modern work was not designed for the human mind. From agriculture to AI, specialization brought wealth but reduced clarity, variety, and agency. Here’s how to reclaim them.

Self-determination theory offered a new model of what a human being is. Behaviorists said motivation comes from outside, while SDT argued that the deepest motivation is intrinsic.

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...