The great discovery of neuroscience is that the brain is fundamentally characterized by “plasticity”—a radically open-ended potential for both creative and destructive difference. But now that plasticity has been discovered, why do we so often continue to ignore or diminish […]
Obesity and cognitive dementia are currently among the most pernicious threats to human health and quality of life. Despite many years of research at enormous financial cost, understanding of the causes of both disorders is limited and preventative and treatment […]
When Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, he said that it was a small step for man and a giant leap for mankind. Today, this new giant leap may be represented by the advancement of small steps in nanotechnology […]
What if the whole world went vegan? A vegan lifestyle claims to be the solution to diverse worldwide complex problems such as (1) diseases of affluence (such as heart diseases, diabetes and cancer) (2) malnutrition (3) animal rights and (4) […]
What is reality? How can we know whether our perceptions are accurate representations of the world? What happens when one person’s conception of reality disagrees with another person’s? These questions have been addressed in different ways in nearly every domain […]