Robert Sapolsky
Why Your Brain Hates Other People
And how to make it think differently.
My Personal Hero: Robert Sapolsky on Rudolf Virchow
Germany, 1865. A man, wealthy and powerful, gets into an argument with a colleague who calls him out for being the habitual liar that he is. Enraged, he challenges his accuser to a duel. The challenger has a military background and is no stranger to weapons and dueling. The challenged, a meek physician scientist, has […]
To Understand Facebook, Study Capgras Syndrome
This mental disorder gives us a unique insight into the digital age.
Caitlyn Jenner and Our Cognitive Dissonance
While biology shows us gender can be fluid, our brains struggle to see it that way.
Dude, Where’s My Frontal Cortex?
There’s a method to the madness of the teenage brain.
On the Origin of Celebrity
Why Julia Roberts rules our world.
Metaphors Are Us
War, murder, music, art. We would have none without metaphor.
Metaphors Are Us
War, murder, music, art. We would have none without metaphor.
