More info on this at kottke.org
our brain, the incredible machine
On episode 191 of the You Are Not So Smart podcast…David Eagleman discusses his new book, Livewired, exploring how technology can take advantage of brain plasticity to add new senses and expand subjective reality in ways never before possible. It
medicine needs a higher bar
The name of the video is “Stop Using Cancer Treatments That Don’t Work (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)”, but that barely scratches the surface. This is such an informative video that *really* makes you think about the state of modern medicine in
“real life” trolley problem
That was…surprisingly intense…
I trust scientists…because they do science…
…wistful and depressed sigh…
the solar system
Neat!