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Singing Through Tone Deafness
The Scientist
| Mar 16, 2017
| 1 min read
Author Tim Falconer didn't take his congenital amusia lying down. With the help of neuroscientists and vocal coaches, he tried to teach himself to sing against all odds.
How Art Can Inform Brain Science, and Vice Versa
Eric Kandel
| Sep 1, 2016
| 3 min read
Reductionism may be the key to bridging the gap between the humanities and the sciences.
Book Excerpt from
Reductionism in Art and Brain Science
Bob Grant
| Aug 31, 2016
| 4 min read
In Chapter 13, “Why Is Reductionism Successful in Art?” author Eric Kandel explores what about abstract art challenges the human brain.
Book Excerpt from
Wondrous Truths
J.D. Trout
| May 31, 2016
| 4 min read
In Chapter 2 author J.D. Trout highlights the dividing line between truth and scientific “fact.”
In Your Dreams
David Gelernter
| Mar 1, 2016
| 3 min read
Understanding the sleeping brain may be the key to unlocking the secrets of the human mind.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Dec 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Welcome to the Microbiome, The Paradox of Evolution, Newton's Apple,
and
Dawn of the Neuron.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Jul 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Stoned, Anxious, The Deeper Genome
, and
Testosterone
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2015
| 3 min read
The Genealogy of a Gene, On the Move, The Chimp and the River,
and
Domesticated
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Feb 1, 2015
| 3 min read
Touch, The Altruistic Brain, Is Shame Necessary?
, and
Future Arctic
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Nov 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Leonardo's Brain, The Future of the Brain, Dodging Extinction,
and
Arrival of the Fittest
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Aug 1, 2014
| 3 min read
The Myth of Mirror Neurons, Curious, Shadow Medicine
, and
Doctored
Beyond Cat Killing
Bob Grant
| Jul 31, 2014
| 1 min read
Capsule reviewed author Ian Leslie sets up his latest book,
Curious
, about the human propensity to wonder and learn.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Wa
y, and
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
Future Minded
Michio Kaku
| Apr 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Imagine consciousness traveling at the speed of light.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Apr 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Cancer Virus, A Window on Eternity, Murderous Minds,
and
The Extreme Life of the Sea
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Mar 1, 2014
| 3 min read
The Sixth Extinction
,
Joy, Guilt, Anger, Love
,
Ha! The Science of When we Laugh and Why
, and
Ten Thousand Birds
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Feb 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Me, Myself, and Why, RedDevil 4, Neanderthal Man,
and
Science from Sight to Insight
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Jan 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Are Dolphins Really Smart?, Newton's Football, Outsider Scientists,
and
We Are Our Brains
Contributors
Abby Olena, PhD
| Nov 1, 2013
| 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of
The Scientist
.
Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb
| Jul 1, 2013
| 3 min read
Denial, Probably Approximately Correct, Permanent Present Tense,
and
Against Their Will
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