Our Growing Addiction to "Cognitive Ecstasy" Drives Technology's Progress...And That's Okay

Why are humans so damn curious? Because discovery is pleasurable. Jason Silva, in his latest video, says humans don't care about spectacle--what we care about is ecstatic understanding: "In other words, cognitive ecstasy defined as an exhilarating neurostorm of intense intellectual pleasure." Maybe you've experienced this "cognitive ecstasy" at one […]