today i learned (til)
The Pot That Keeps on Giving: Perpetual Stew
Image adapted from "Perpetual stew laughing" taken by Annie Rauwerda is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Would you eat stew from a pot that’s been cooking for...
BC.(I): A Neurotechnological Timeline of Innervating Interfaces
References
Hebb, D. O. (1949). The organization of behavior: A neuropsychological theory. New York: Wiley.
Hochberg, L. R., Serruya, M. D., Friehs, G. M., Mukand, J....
Neural Links: The Road to Real-Life Telepathy
Pssst... you... yes you... Can you hear me?
You hear someone speak to you, but nobody is around. What if that was your reality? Being...
Mind Over Matter: How Brain Implants Are Making Telekinesis Real
Imagine a world where you can move objects and complete tasks simply by thinking about them. Sounds like a pretty relaxing and too-good-to-be-true idea,...
Concussions can affect youth
From a young age, many children take up sports like football, boxing, and soccer. Playing such sports can potentially have a huge negative effect...
Health Shot: Vaccines
I'm sure we can all remember that dreaded moment at the doctor's office when they say "Time for some shots!". Much crying later (maybe...
Hidden Figures Beyond: Alexa Canady, the First African-American Neurosurgeon
This article will be the first of a series of articles I hope to continue called Hidden Figures Beyond. The goal of this series...
Understanding the Use of CRISPR in Humans
CRISPR, an anacronym that stands for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats,” is a concept becoming quite ubiquitous in most biology classes and rapidly...
I don’t know it when I see one
In Fig. 1, which line is longer?
Our eyes will tell us that the first line seems longer than the second, but in fact two...
Atlanta’s growth is Hurting the Environment
The city of Atlanta is constantly growing. With new apartment complexes, new buildings and more companies coming to the city, the metropolitan of Atlanta...