With the vast majority of North America’s thousand-plus fan conventions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual conventions (called cons) have been…
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If thoughts, feelings and other mental activities are nothing more than electrochemical signals flowing around a vast network of brain…
A banknote has been sitting in my wallet for six months now. As time ticks on, it burns an ever…
Health products, like detox teas and mood-boosting waters, rely on a lack of neuroscientific knowledge to make their claims. Some of…
As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to…
Drones have changed how we see the world. Even more profoundly, drones have transformed how we witness the world: how…
Cybersecurity is like a game of whack-a-mole. As soon as the good guys put a stop to one type of…
The demand for cheaper, greener electricity means that the energy landscape is changing faster than at any other point in…
Skin is our largest organ, made up of complex sensors constantly monitoring for anything that might cause us pain. Our…
The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The orders bar the apps from doing business in the U.S.…