Miguel Farias

Media

Selected Articles

Meditation can be harmful and can even make mental health problems worse, by Miguel Farias

Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse

The Conversation, 2024

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Are the brains of atheists different to those of religious people? Scientists are trying to find out, by Miguel Farias

Are the brains of atheists different to those of religious people? Scientists are trying to find out

The Conversation, 2021

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Can mindfulness and meditation be harmful? By Miguel Farias

Can mindfulness and meditation be harmful?

BBC Science Focus, 2020

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Ommm…aargh! The Dark Side of Meditation by Miguel Farias

Ommm…aargh! The Dark Side of Meditation

New Scientist, 2015

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Is mindfulness making us ill? By Miguel Farias

Is mindfulness making us ill?

The Guardian, 2016

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Mindfulness backlash: Could meditation be bad for your health? By Miguel Farias

Mindfulness backlash: Could meditation be bad for your health?

The Telegraph, 2015

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Why Mindfulness Can Take You to the Edge of Madness by Miguel Farias

Why Mindfulness Can Take You to the Edge of Madness

Huffington Post, 2015

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Mindfulness: it can mess with your head by Miguel Farias

Mindfulness: it can mess with your head

The Times, 2015

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Meditation and Mindfulness aren't as good for you as you think by Miguel Farias

Meditation and Mindfulness aren’t as good for you as you think

The Washington Post, 2015

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How Science Mimics Faith by Miguel Farias

How Science Mimics Faith

Scientific American, 2014

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Yoga Lowers Inmates' Aggression and Anxiety by Miguel Farias

Yoga Lowers Inmates’ Aggression and Anxiety

Scientific American, 2014

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Atheists turn to science during times of stress by Miguel Farias

Atheists turn to science during times of stress

New Scientist, 2013

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Fear of Death Makes People Into Believers (of Science) by Miguel Farias

Fear of Death Makes People Into Believers (of Science)

Science, 2013

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How yoga is helping prisoners stay calm by Miguel Farias

How yoga is helping prisoners stay calm

BBC News, 2013

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Pain, faith and the Virgin Mary by Miguel Farias

Pain, faith and the Virgin Mary

The Guardian, 2008

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Belief in God 'really can relieve pain' by Miguel Farias

Belief in God ‘really can relieve pain’

The Telegraph, 2008

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Pesquisador questiona princípios difundidos da meditação, Miguel Farias

Pesquisador questiona princípios difundidos da meditação (in Portuguese)

UFJF, 2020

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O Lado Negro da Meditação, Miguel Farias

O Lado Negro da Meditação (in Portuguese)

Visão, 2018

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Meditar pode aumentar a ansiedade e a depressão, Miguel Farias

Meditar pode aumentar a ansiedade e a depressão (in Portuguese)

Sábado, 2015

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Selected Interviews

Meditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, Black Beryl Podcast, by Miguel Farias

Meditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States

Black Beryl Podcast, 2025

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Episode 24 - Miguel Farias - The Buddha Pill, The Mindful Cranks Podcast

Episode 24 – Miguel Farias – The Buddha Pill

The Mindful Cranks Podcast, 2023

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ISSR In Conversation - Robin Dunbar and Miguel Farias, ISSR

ISSR In Conversation – Robin Dunbar and Miguel Farias

ISSR, 2022

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Does Mindfulness really work? The Brain Forum Debates, Miguel Farias

Does Mindfulness really work?

The Brain Forum Debates, 2020

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At One With Ourselves: are meditation and mindfulness just myths? iai TV, Miguel Farias

At One With Ourselves: are meditation and mindfulness just myths?

iai TV, 2018

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468: Does Meditation Deserve the Hype? Art of Manliness Podcast, Miguel Farias

468: Does Meditation Deserve the Hype?

Art of Manliness Podcast, 2018

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How good is Yoga, TM and Mindfulness? The Spirit of Things Podcast, ABC, Miguel Farias

How good is Yoga, TM and Mindfulness?

The Spirit of Things Podcast, ABC, 2016

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Mindfulness and Madness, Out of the Ordinary Podcast, BBC Radio 4, Miguel Farias

Mindfulness and Madness

Out of the Ordinary Podcast, BBC Radio 4, 2016

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Mindfulness, High street revival, Fly-tipping, You and Yours Podcast, BBC Radio 4, Miguel Farias

Mindfulness, High street revival, Fly-tipping

You and Yours Podcast, BBC Radio 4, 2015

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Mystery Files, Episode 13: Joan of Arc, Smithsonian Channel, Miguel Farias

Mystery Files, Episode 13: Joan of Arc

Smithsonian Channel, 2011

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Interview with Miguel Farias, PhD, Beyond the Brain Series, Bial Foundation

Interview with Miguel Farias, PhD (in Portuguese)

Beyond the Brain Series, Bial Foundation, 2025

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#72 Miguel Farias - A Ciência da Meditação, 45 Graus Podcast, Miguel Farias

#72 Miguel Farias – A Ciência da Meditação (in Portuguese)

45 Graus Podcast, 2020

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