Gene Control
In the January 2, 2017 issue of the New Yorker, Michael Specter authored a piece on the genetic editing project spearheaded by Kevin Esvelt, assistant professor of biological engineering at the Massac...
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For The People, By The People?
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Article as it appeared in Inc Magazine /January 27, 2017
Greetings from 2017.
This is the year of self-driving cars and drones that deliver packages to your door. Someday,...
Living With Your Adhd Partner
Post by Anne Farmer – a mother and writer, who has worked in business management and healthcare industries after studying literature. She indulges her love of writing through various freelance work. Anne has written on a wide variety of sub...
From Caution To Creation
Yale University’s mission statement begins this way: “Yale aims to carry out each part of its mission at the highest level of excellence, on par with the best institutions in the world.” Mission statements of other universities reflect th...
Cold Hearts Or Broken Brains?
In one scene played by Sigourney Weaver in the horror classic Aliens, director James Cameron sets up a dialogue between the heroine and a little girl discussing monsters. The little girl states that her mother had told her long ago that there ...
Influence Of Culture On Brain-Based Conditions
If we didn’t have culture, we would be either dead or very seriously socially free.
Humans are designed to live as cultural animals. Our brains are adapted to learning: whether it involves reacting to stimuli, evaluating options or paving...
Psychopathology Of Genius (As Featured In Huff Post 8/11/14)
Following the recent and popular article on the Secrets of the Creative Brain in The Atlantic magazine, there has been an increased amount of discussion on where genius comes from and why it is often accompanied by mental illness. The age-old ...
The Burdens Of Talent
In a cartoon from some time ago, Vincent Van Gogh hears a knock on the door and opens it to find a futuristic stranger bearing a vial of medicine that could cure mental illness. He hands Van Gough the antidepressant, and encouragingly states, ...
