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Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.
Participants’ brains revealed they were doing a kind of “neural replay” of the game they had been manipulated to win.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
"We do not experience primarily because we have brains; we experience because we are alive."
Just because you can't experience it doesn't mean it's not real.
If atoms are mostly empty space, then why can't two objects made of atoms simply pass through each other? Quantum physics explains why.
When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.
Could studying the Oriental hornet lead to a treatment for people with alcohol use disorder?
The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.
The color of the shirt you're wearing right now depends on many factors, from your eye shape to what language you speak.
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain.
Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?
Whether your hair is straight, wavy, curly, or kinky isn't just genetic in nature. It depends on the physics of your hair's very atoms.
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
Artificial intelligence is much more than image generation and smart-sounding chatbots; it's also a Nobel-worthy endeavor rooted in physics!
Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.
Research suggests curiosity triggers parts of the brain associated with anticipation, making answers more rewarding once discovered.
Why “audio gaps" in video meetings wear us out — and why we need the meaningful relationships forged in communal workspaces.
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
The findings show that even small areas in the brain may have the potential to represent complex meanings.
In the brain's language-processing centers, some cells respond to one word, while others respond to strings of words together.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
Thinking of a number between one and ten? Here's how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy.
"What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter."
Manipulating a signaling pathway in mice reversed their anxiety — and offers hope for a new class of anti-anxiety medications for humans.
"I know what you're thinking" can sound kind or creepy — depending on who's saying it.
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.”
"Upon emergence, these patients are sincerely unsure what was reality and what was a ‘dream.'"
Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, derails the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability.