Face blindness, communication, and neurodiversity in digital social life

Could a conscious mind exist without a human brain? If not, then what about your robot, your pet dog, your soul and your God?

Would teleportation transport you or kill you? And what exactly are “you” anyway?

The circadian cycles of sickness and health

Understanding the neuroscience of addiction and drug tolerance

Habits are conditioned. But here are some research-backed techniques to make or break any habit.

On the malleable nature of memory

How dopamine helps you pick your battles

A short primer on your longest nerve

What our sense of smell can tell us about language, memory, and how we handle trauma

Are we basically two people at once? We like to think that each one of us is only one kind of person, a whole comprised of various facets and feelings. And as an extension of that, we like t...

It’s not just about turning text to thoughts: how you read, and what you read it on, can literally change your brain. This piece began in my quest to try and find an answer to the age-old de...

In your telephone-line, it enables eavesdropping. In your brain, it could be the mechanism behind metaphors. I was speaking to a friend on the phone the other day, when I suddenly heard the ...