

Straws, Steps, and the Importance of Thinking Small
There is a famous Arabic proverb where a camel loaded beyond capacity collapses after a single straw too many, hence, ‘the straw that...


Want a Brain Boost? Try a Jog—or a Curry
Exercise: you know you should, and yet for many, vanity might not be enough to get you on the old treadmill first thing in the morning....


Are You Smarter Than a Mouse?
"Are you smarter than a mouse?" This was one of the intriguing topics presented at this week's Society for Neuroscience conference in San...


Umwelt: Beyond the Five Senses, or, the Mr. Potato Head Model
StartFragment All of the information that comes to your brain arrives through your senses. Sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing are...


Wisdom, Socrates, and the McRibb (not necessarily in that order)
Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom. This simple truth is often ignored. Maybe it's not surprising. After all, it...


Read Like a Finder, Think Like an Artist
W. Edwards Deming might not be a household name, but his fingerprints are virtually all over the stuff in your house. That is, assuming...


Macaques, Mirror Neurons, and The Power of Smiles
Feeling stressed? Having a bad day? Did you know that a monkey, a peanut and a hungry scientist might hold the answer to turning things...