proto.lifeinproto.lifeSocial Media, AI, and the Battle for Your BrainProto.life interviews law professor and ethicist Nita Farahany and techno-humanist Aza Raskin at the BrainMind Summit.16 min read·Jan 29, 2024--8--8
proto.lifeinproto.lifeCan Psychedelics Slow Dementia?The link between dementia and neuroplasticity inspires researchers to test psychedelics as a potential treatment for cognitive impairment.7 min read·Jan 24, 2024--4--4
proto.lifeinproto.lifeMissing MicrobesWhy do so many people in industrialized Western societies have unhealthy microbiomes that lack diversity?7 min read·Jan 19, 2024--3--3
proto.lifeinproto.lifeThe Urgent Problem of Regulating AI in MedicineHow should medical AI be regulated, and who is responsible when deadly mistakes occur?10 min read·Jan 18, 2024--4--4
proto.lifeinproto.lifePerspective: The Rise of “Wet” Artificial IntelligenceCombining AI with traditional wet lab work creates a virtuous circle from lab to data and back to the lab.11 min read·Dec 2, 2023--4--4
proto.lifeinproto.lifeNo Catastrophe Too SmallThe emerging field of disaster microbiology builds on the fact that human health is inherently interconnected with animals, plants…9 min read·Nov 30, 2023--6--6
proto.lifeinproto.lifeSweet-Tasting Proteins Could Be the Cure for Your Diet Soda HabitBut consumers are haunted by the ghosts of zero-calorie sweeteners past.10 min read·Nov 17, 2023--6--6
proto.lifeinproto.lifeRenee Wegrzyn Plans to Level Up U.S. Health with ARPA-HAs head of the government’s new federal agency, she’s attacking a wide range of problems from the molecular to the societal.10 min read·Nov 10, 2023--7--7
proto.lifeinproto.lifeLet’s Eradicate Polio This WinterIt feels like we’ve been here before. Here’s why it’s different this time.15 min read·Nov 4, 2023--10--10
proto.lifeinproto.lifeCan Fitness Be Virtual Reality’s Long-Awaited Killer App?VR workout apps like Supernatural are inviting an older, more gender-balanced audience to join the virtual world.6 min read·Oct 27, 2023--6--6
