Lawrence De Geest
Why Canoes Still Matter
As mankind made its march around the globe, early humans developed one of the most important inventions in our history: the humble canoe.
Your Brain Is Not a Video Camera
The music you put into your brain matters because it influences how you perceive reality.
Why an Economist Needs One of These Laser-Powered, Super Resolution Microscopes
Eighty-two years ago, when a young and struggling painter named "Henri Cartier-Bresson":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/8/22/henri-cartier-bresson-the-father-of-street-photography-would-have-been-104-today--2 first saw Martin Munkacsi's photograph...
An Interview with Joe LeDoux, NYU Neuroscience Professor and Frontman of The Amygdaloids
LeDoux assured me a little bit of drink was nothing that would get in the way of an interview, and so we chatted about what it’s like balancing science with being the front man of New York’s most famous band named for a part of the brain.
An Interview with a Neuroscientist Who Dresses Like Drag Elvis
Naturally an interview was in order, with of course there was only one way to begin.
Blinking Prosthetics and a Better Robocop: Neural Interfacing Tech Is Booming
Perhaps it is the onset of delirium caused by trying to properly report a 30,000 attendee conference while also (and no less properly) reporting the colorful after-hours of New Orleans, but after a few days at SfN 2012 I have acquired the impression...
Brains, Brains, and More Brains: A Dispatch From the World's Largest Neuroscience Conference
If ever in an intimate moment of self-reflection you have considered just what is going on in your head when you wonder why you think, feel and act the way you do, then you should be here in New Orleans. At the annual conference for the Society for...