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,...
Biology bucket list: algal blooms
Greetings biophiles! What do algal blooms, great white sharks, and okapis all have in common? They’re all absolutely fascinating and they're all on my...
Mistaken concepts: the taste buds
OK, kids, we need to talk. No, you’re not in trouble. The people in trouble are health, anatomy, and psychology teachers who try to...
Let me check in the back: how 3D printing will revolutionize...
Allow me to transport your mind for a moment. The year is 1999, being an “internet company” is still a viable business model, and...
Baaah Bye, Kudzu!
Would you ever think sheep could be used in the place of a lawn mower? How could an animal do the same job as...
The Horny Human’s Siberian Adventure: An Evolutionary Tale of Anthropological Proportions
Let me set the mood for you: you’re an anatomically modern human living in mountains of Siberia. The year is circa 80,000 BC. Siberia...
The movie “Contagion” is so realistic it’s boring
I have been looking forward to seeing the movie Contagion since it came out last year and I finally got to see it last...