Recording a few notes on the podcast episode “This Week In Neuroscience” episode 35. Study Indicates that there is no Link Between Serotonin and Depression One meta-analysis of meta-analyses reports that there is no link between serotonin and depression. Therefore, … Continue reading Notes on This Week in Neuroscience: Neuromodulation in treatment-resistant depression
There are some people who have the ability to not forget anything that they’ve experienced. What if we could understand the mechanisms underlying this and use this to aid ourselves? For example before university student begins to study for his/her … Continue reading Could you construct an infallible memory?
A digital apple is encoded as 0s and 1s. The same set of 0s and 1s will display the same apple on my screen as on another screen. Our memories are encoded as a series of connections in our brains. … Continue reading Encoding Memories
The book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking by Matthew Hutson explores the ways in which we all engage in magical thinking, even though we know it is not based in reality. The author, a writer and contributor to Psychology Today, focuses on the concept of magical thinking, which refers to the belief that our thoughts, words, or actions can influence the world around us in ways that are not scientifically possible Continue reading Review of The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking by Matthew Hutson
We’ve been seeing increasing evidence of the influence of parents’ behavior or actions on their children’s DNA. Influences/actions such as a parent’s diet, exercise, or environment can be passed down to the next generations in the form of epigenetic marks. … Continue reading Epigenetic Inheritance?
Richard Rothstein’s book, The Color of Law, sheds light on the root causes of housing segregation in America. Contrary to popular belief, the author argues that it was not individual choices that caused segregation, but rather federal and local public … Continue reading Richard Rothstein and Public Policy-Induced Racial Segregation
So I’ll start off by saying this, I listened to this short story casually while cooking. Keeper of the Code by Nick Thomas is a short story published in Clarkesworld Magazine in April 2023. The story takes place on a … Continue reading Review of Keeper of the Code by Nick Thomas
Learn the key takeaways from Jim Collins’ research study in Good to Great, a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve an organization. Discover the blueprint for business success and leadership principles Continue reading Review of Good to Great by Jim Collins
So many people are working on so many biological developments and many result in nothing it seems. I’m pretty sure there is a mountain of developments, biological, technological, chemical, etc. that have potential for so many other uses that are … Continue reading Mining Expired Patents
Gazing off into Space 