The Secret Music That's Always Playing in Your Head
Listening to music is one of the most compelling human experiences. Music taps deeply into our sense of feeling, often highlighting and...
The Lowdown on Luck
“Good luck!” It’s a common expression in our lexicon. Obviously, on a gut level we have some sense of the importance of luck—that is,...
Aristotle's Three Musketeers, or, A Swiftly Tipping Stool
What might the Greek philosopher and Jack-of-all-trades Aristotle think of the latest findings in neuroscience? How would his notion of...
The Morality Lag: Smartphones and Dumb Feelings
Your smartphone has more computing power than the computer that took Neil Armstrong and crew to the moon. And this is only one of the...
Your brain probably needs to go on an information diet
Let's talk about diet. No, I'm not going to lecture you on your food choices this week. This blog entry is designed to make everybody...
Starbucks and Stephen Hawking
It's settled: the very best hot chocolate in the world comes from the Starbucks just outside of Xian, China. A bold statement? Yes, but I...
Is Thanksgiving Doomed?
How do I know Thanksgiving is over? I simply look out the back window of my home to witness the brilliant array of Christmas lights. To...
Cavemen and the Internet
The problem with you––and by you, I mean me––is that our brains are built on a 40,000 year old platform. Let's not forget, evolution is a...
Coin Flips, Constipation, and Presidential Politics
You flip a coin three times in a row. All three times, it comes up heads. How do you predict the next toss would land? The pessimist will...
About Face
I’m writing to you from Shanghai tonight, a city of contradictions where it’s just as likely you’ll find a person on their Macbook Air as...
