- Mar 26
- 3 min
Thinking About Blinking
After taking yet another group photo where my eyes were closed, I decided it was time to learn more about the science of eye blinking....
- Feb 13
- 3 min
The Neuroscience of Baking ?
“The more you know, the more you can create. There’s no end to imagination in the kitchen.” ~ Julia Child. (For those who do not bake,...
- Jan 16
- 4 min
The Optimistic Brain
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ~ Oscar Wilde. Ah, January. I am still reeling from the herculean...
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
Guest Blog: Eating - it's more complicated than you think!
When I was in high school, I had a keen interest in nutrition: What food was considered healthy? Was there a schedule of eating I should...
- Oct 12, 2023
- 4 min
How some animals use their heads and avoid concussion
Woodpeckers: a human head butting a tree at woodpecker speed of about 20 times per second would be concussed. But woodpeckers have...