Donald Trump is attacking the very foundations of scienceThe beautiful thing about science is that it works. It doesn’t care if you are a Democrat or a Republican; an atheist, Christian or Muslim…Jan 26, 2017A response icon2Jan 26, 2017A response icon2
What does punctuation tell us about Republicans and Democrats?In the space of a few months, I have somehow become the foremost expert on punctuation. I now receive emails asking, “What does punctuation…Jul 28, 2016Jul 28, 2016
Punctuation in novelsWhen we think of novels, of newspapers and blogs, we think of words. We easily forget the little suggestions pushed in between: the…Feb 15, 2016A response icon212Feb 15, 2016A response icon212
The beauty of brain science“The brain works the way it does because it’s made of meat, and meat is not deterministic.” — Anthony MovshonAug 7, 2014Aug 7, 2014
Humans can discriminate a trillion smells — wait, what?What does it even mean to detect so many smells?Mar 23, 2014Mar 23, 2014
