Tag: Wired
Sleeping Mice Show How the Brain Lays Down Memories
Studies of mice running mazes have shed light on the sharp waves of neurons that assist in forming memories.
New Findings About Our Mysterious “Second Brain”
It wasn’t long ago that researchers were hardly aware of the way the digestive system functions as a second brain. The big focus was neurons.
Can Everything Be Reduced to Data?
“Dataism is at odds with human flourishing. It’s difficult to find a Renaissance moment in this ruinous reductionism.”
Pushing Insect Welfare
Of course, we know that insects are not inanimate. A fly senses when you try to swat it.
Fauci and Collins Owe the Country an Apology
The harm done unnecessarily to children — their lost time in school, not to mention missed socialization — is a blow from which many will never recover.