What makes us addicts? Judith Grisel is determined to find out
4 September 2019
After experiencing addiction herself, neuroscientist Judith Grisel wants to know what makes some people more prone to it than others
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The world is getting better, so why are we convinced otherwise?
4 September 2019
We need a better handle on our ignorance if we want to improve our lives, says Ola Rosling, a proponent of factfulness - holding only opinions supported by strong facts
The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics
4 September 2019
If you're struggling to understand the mysteries of quantum physics and relativity, you need all the help you can get – even borrowing Buddhist mysticism, shows a new book
Mini-brains grown in a lab show neural activity like preterm babies
29 August 2019
Miniature brains grown in a lab show remarkably similar activity to preterm babies’ brain, dispelling the idea that brains need to develop in a womb to function
Weird illusion makes you think fabric is moving faster than it is
27 August 2019
Your skin is terrible at judging how fast different textured materials are moving, highlighting a strange quirk in how the brain encodes touch
