What if consciousness isn’t a product of the brain but its greatest act of performance art? A magic trick so good we applaud without realizing we’re the magician. We call it awareness. But the truth might be stranger, softer, and [read more...]

Television is supposed to be safe. A box in your living room delivering sports, sitcoms, and soap operas — predictable, controllable, comforting. But sometimes the box becomes a portal, a weak spot in the matrix where someone else’s chaos can [read more...]

Could scientists be grasping at straws now by trying to attach the idea of "climate change" to the infamous "Black Plague" of the European Middle Ages? According to a study published in PNAS, wet springs and warm summers followed by [read more...]

The term "poisoned chalice" is applied to a thing or situation which appears to be good when it is received or experienced by someone, but then becomes or is found to be bad. The idea was referred to by Benedict of [read more...]

Animagraffs are animated infographics on how things work. These “Animagraffs” were put together by illustrator, Jacob Neal.  The website has a number of different animated infographics that show you in detail how things work.  Head over to his website to [read more...]

Neurodope would like to introduce a puzzler for your mind-raking pleasure. "You visit a remote desert island inhabited by one hundred very friendly dragons, all of whom have green eyes. They haven't seen a human for many centuries and are very excited [read more...]

The early civilizations lacked adequate means to obtain knowledge about the human brain.  However, from the ancient Egyptian mummifications to 18th century scientific research on "globules" and neurons, there is evidence of neuroscience practice throughout the early periods of history. [read more...]