Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
On 23 April, 2015, Prof. Scott Atran addressed the UN Security Council, to our knowledge the first time an anthropologist has ever been asked to speak to this body. In particular, he spoke to the
By Alexis Winter Greg Downey, in his recent post on language and smell, opened a carton of expiring milk and poured himself into an exploration of cross-cultural variation in sensory experience. While humans have evolved
By Trevor Duke A few days ago I was walking around Ybor City, a place near downtown Tampa known for its eclectic feel and mix of restaurants, alternative shops, and party spots. While Ybor is
By Farah Britto What do you see when you watch TV? A movie? Do you perceive staring into a screen that when not lit up is simply a dark, flat abyss? Or, when deeply absorbed
I just saw this cute video of a professional magician playing tricks with dogs. It is striking to me just how much the dogs expect the treat to be there, to have fallen to the
I just came across this amazing video of a parkour athlete which illustrates the visual skill needed for free running. There’s also timing, balance, flexibility, and more involved, but by using a camera linked to
Cornelia Bargmann, professor of neuroscience at Rockefeller University, has done decades of work on the C. elegans nematode to understand the links between genetics, the molecular functions of neural circuits, and behavior. Bargmann and her
One of the only disappointments of the ‘Culture, Mind and Brain’ conference in Los Angeles this weekend — and there were plenty of things that turned out even better than expected — was that Prof.
Recording dreams from the brain – yes, it’s still a dream. But it makes a damn fine story when media frenzy and actual science meet. So let’s meet Moran Cerf, neuroscientist and storyteller. Cerf has
The paperback version of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain is out. In celebration, NPR’s Fresh Air broadcast its wide-ranging interview with neuroscientist David Eagleman again yesterday. But this was the first time I