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• Ben Goertzel: I'm just another neuron in the goddamn global brain

  Ben Goertzel, the author of this piece, is hosting a TNW Answers session today at 7:00pm CEST — 1:00pm EDT — 10:00am ...

  • Ben Goertzel

• This AI tool automatically identifies different types of brain injury

  Scientists from Imperial College London and Cambridge have developed an AI tool that can identify different brain injuries ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real — here’s how you can avoid it

  With much of the world in lockdown, our time spent on video calls has risen rapidly. Video conferencing has expanded from ...

  • The Conversation

• Over a third of coronavirus patients show neurological symptoms, study reports

  As case numbers of COVID-19 continue to rise around the world, we are starting to see an increasing number of reports of ...

  • The Conversation

• Here's why your dreams are more vivid lately

  Although science knows what dreams are, it is still not known exactly why we dream, although plenty of theories exist. Dreams ...

  • The Conversation

• The key to productivity is distinguishing 'habits' from 'routine'

  Trying to build good habits can often backfire. Here’s why it’s important to know how habits are formed and when it’s ...

  • Nir Eyal

• Tribalism might be in our DNA — but it doesn’t control us

  Is bigotry in our DNA, a remnant of our fear of “the other” way back when that was necessary? If so, why do some battle ...

  • The Conversation

• Psychedelic mushrooms could affect the brain long after their active ingredient leaves the system

  New research shows that the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms could affect the brain long after it has left the ...

  • Bryan Clark

• The distorted idea of ‘cool’ brain research is stifling psychotherapy

  ‘There is always a well-known solution to every human problem – neat, plausible, and wrong.’ From Prejudices (1920) ...

  • Aeon

• How chronic stress changes the brain — and what you can do to reverse the damage

  A bit of stress is a normal part of our daily lives, which can even be good for us. Overcoming stressful events can make ...

  • The Conversation

• How tech is helping brain-injured patients with decision-making

  When a person sustains a severe brain injury that leaves them unable to communicate, decisions about their treatment must ...

  • The Conversation

• New discoveries in neuroscience show what’s right and wrong with AI

  Two separate studies, one by UK-based artificial intelligence lab DeepMind and the other by researchers in Germany and Greece, ...

  • Ben Dickson

• Researchers found 'at least' 9 gender expressions in the human brain

  Humans thrive on simplicity, a black and white existence that helps to define otherwise grey subject matter. When born, a ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Scientist trains AI to write messages of love on candy hearts

  Janelle Shane marked Valentine's Day by teaching an AI to write messages for candy hearts after training the neural network ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• 'Freezing' our bodies is the key to long-distance space travel — but can we do it?

  Long-distance space travel, traveling at sub-light speeds, will require a way to make the journey with a crew of aging ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• Scientists working with Google just published the most detailed brain scans ever created

  Google and its partners at the Janelia Research Campus today released the largest, most detailed set of brain scans ever ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Brain science’s biggest roadblock: Collecting better data without killing people

  Historically, there has been no safe, non-invasive and/or efficient method with deep penetration for modulating the human ...

  • Elisa E. Konofagou

• Why zero gravity is bad for our brains

  NASA has made a commitment to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. This is an ambitious goal when you think that a typical round ...

  • The Conversation

• How Silicon Valley wants to fuck with our brains

  Introducing his students to the study of the human brain Jeff Lichtman, a Harvard Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, ...

  • Fiona J McEvoy

• How to train your brain to release more happy chemicals

  Do you ever wish you could just turn on the happy chemicals in your brain? Imagine how much easier it would make getting ...

  • Michelle McQuaid

• Neurons — a fuckton of them — are what make us smarter than other animals

  Here’s something new to consider being thankful for at the dinner table: the long evolutionary journey that gave you your ...

  • The Conversation

• Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley

  It’s the latest fad in Silicon Valley. By reducing the brain’s feel-good chemical known as dopamine – cutting back ...

  • The Conversation

• Here's why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past

  We all know our memories get worse as time goes on – your recollection of what you did yesterday is probably a lot better ...

  • The Conversation

• Why philosophers believe we've reached peak human intelligence

  Despite huge advances in science over the past century, our understanding of nature is still far from complete. Not only ...

  • The Conversation

• Opinion: It's arrogant to assume humans will never imbue AI with consciousness

  “Cogito, ergo sum,” Rene Descartes. Translation: “I think, therefore I am.” What makes us, us? How is it that ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Meet the neuroscientist debunking the age-old myth of the gendered brain

  Neuroscientist Gina Rippon believes any scientist trying to find innate and biological brain differences between the genders ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Quantum dots that light up TVs could be used for brain research

  While many people love colorful photos of landscapes, flowers or rainbows, some biomedical researchers treasure vivid images ...

  • The Conversation