New research on the behavior of a group of crows shows that they are very aware of, and weary Read More »
"All my life, I have been led by my eyes, seeing and following, out of curiosity, going almost anywhere..., without much thinking."
New research on the behavior of a group of crows shows that they are very aware of, and weary Read More »
Some pains are real, like when you skin your elbow; others have no Read More »
“When the evening is spread out against the sky...” (Photo credit Cecilia Wong, 6/30/2015 Los Angeles)
Ex Machina
It’s actually an excellent movie, a suspense thriller about a Google-type Read More »
NEWS:
Vernon Mountcastle, father of neuroscience died this January at age 96
“Can our brain understand our brain?” is the real Read More »
Ellsworth Kelly, White Relief over White (2003)
What is this?
Two white, shaped-canvas panels joined and hanging on the wall – which one is the Read More »
What exactly is consciousness?
There is a bonobo (a near relative of chimpanzees and our own close cousin) that in his lifetime learned Read More »
‘What is art?’ is nowadays a Read More »
Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Creation of Adam (1510, Michelangelo)
Yes, I have been to the Sistine Chapel. But did I actually Read More »
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Memory Distortions in a Museum Tour—Mice (and fMRI) Tell the Truth (Posted 3/16/2014)
8/28/2014 Susumu Tonegawa, the neurobiologist from MIT and HHMI, who conducted Read More »
Who is Muster Mark? Here’s the ringing Read More »