“We think of genes as the main output of our genome, but they really aren't.” Read about the protein changes that could be behind neurodevelopment gone awry: bit.ly/3ToUU1R

Physicists turn to cats once again to name this newly discovered quantum phenomenon. Read more about quantum physics' Cheshire Cat from Scientific American. bit.ly/4ee2qEG

How does a brain doctor think about consciousness? Former UCLA Brain Research Institute director Carmine Clemente shares his insights with us. youtube.com/watch?v=_lqEkd… #consciousness #brainscience #neuroscience

Read about the newly discovered class of galaxies that are masters of disguise: discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/t…

“Our results have shown that recognition and categorization are important goals of our vision, but by no means the only ones.” Read about a new study that shows how people think in many dimensions at a time. bit.ly/3TxSZbf

What are the different ways in which people conceptualize a fine tuned universe? There's far more than just one answer. youtube.com/watch?v=yu8-sU…

“Reality is constructed by the brain, and no two brains are exactly alike.” Read more about the neuroscience of reality from Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/article/the-ne…

"After 50 years of searching for dark matter with no results, it turns out that we may have been looking in the wrong direction. A recent experiment hints at a new path to solve this cosmic mystery. Read more: bigthink.com/hard-science/d…

Let's dive into the Fermi Paradox with astronomer Stephen Dick and see if we can theorize some possible answers about aliens. What could be true about the existence of (intelligent or not) extraterrestrial life? youtube.com/watch?v=ZqhE5s…

Does consciousness start in the brain?

These were movements of amateurs: their ranks composed of non-professional students of philosophy motivated by personal edification and the pursuit of truth rather than professional achievement or status-acquisition. Read about prairie philosophy: bit.ly/4ep8lqH

Rabbi Neil Gillman answers about the soul, its connection to the body, and whether or not the idea of a soul has any value in today's world. youtube.com/watch?v=TN0Awp…

Can we ever solve consciousness? David Papineau thinks that’s much more complicated than that... Watch David and Robert discuss the nature of consciousness, the mind-body problem, physicalism versus materialism, and more in a new Closer to Truth Chat. youtube.com/watch?v=xfi0V6…

By tapping into a decades-old mathematical principle, researchers are hoping that Kolmogorov-Arnold networks will facilitate scientific discovery. Read more from Quanta Magazine: quantamagazine.org/novel-architec…

What does a theoretical astrophysicist make of fine tuning? An argument that until recently had far more religious traction than scientific. Luke Barnes answers: youtube.com/watch?v=PFFB-V…

What does anesthesia and quantum processing in the human brain have in common? Astrobiologist Stuart Hameroff argues that they could be key to understanding consciousness. Read more from Institute of Art and Ideas iai.tv/articles/quant…

"Instead of reality being passively recorded by the brain, it is actively constructed by it." -David Eagleman

The brain is remarkable. How does its structure create life as we know it? We ask former Brain Research Institute director Christopher Evans for answers. youtube.com/watch?v=mITuFz…

"We have long believed that the unified self is a worthy objective. In this article, Kenneth Gergen argues that the desire for self-unity is ultimately mistaken." Read about what can replace the unified self from Institute of Art and Ideas: iai.tv/articles/there…

AI is now growing rapidly while regulations are lagging. Experts say that this one solution might be the best protection against AI gone bad:bit.ly/4e60v5x