1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (341+ words) There is only one way to stay at a healthy weight; burn more calories than you ingest. High-fructose corn syrup does not matter, organic food does not matter, gluten-free doesn't matter. Even quinoa doesn't matter. In biology, only calories matter....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) Neuroscience treats consciousness as something produced by the brain but a recent paper suggests that conscious experience is shaped through a continuous, rhythmic dialogue between the brain and body; the regular, predictable signals around which groups of neurons can organize…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) Thinking used to be so fast that it was the pinnacle of speed to people. In 1849, Hermann von Helmholtz set out to make the mystical quantifiable and measured nerve impulses. They were electrical and electricity could be measured. He did…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (932+ words) Across Europe, running a home – whether you need to keep it cool in the summer or heat it during winter – usually means burning imported gas. That wastes energy and creates carbon emissions, contributing to climate change. The European Commission’s new…...