Do you believe in free will or determinism? Either way, imagine you are creating a life form, and that you want it to have free will. You figure out that you need to design an organ that would be responsible for this. You decide to call it the 'free willer'. What would this organ do?
Read More → Jun 8, 2010
Want to learn about why the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is the coolest part of the brain? With the onset of modern neuroscience a common question often discussed is: where in the brain are self-regulation, executive control, free will, volition, selection, short-term memory, attention, planning, and overall consciousness located?
Read More → Mar 11, 2010
Exploring the neurobiological foundations of 'flow' and its connection to dopamine regulation. What if we designed education to naturally produce the dopamine responses we're trying to achieve with pharmaceuticals?
Read More → Mar 11, 2010
A philosophical meditation written from Sisyphus's perspective. I stand atop my mountain, watching my boulder tumble down once more. A moment of respite. A moment of reflection.
Read More → Feb 28, 2010
A creative writing assignment in the form of a fictional magazine interview from 2018. 'It's not a traditional corporation. It's more of a family, based on the passion of the founders.'
Read More → Feb 19, 2010
A reflection on happiness and unhappiness through personal experiences and psychological concepts. Happiness is the absence of fear, and unhappiness is fear and its aftereffects.
Read More → Jan 10, 2010
Can humanity consciously direct its own evolution through technology and education? Technology, when thoughtfully applied to education, holds tremendous potential.
Read More → Jan 3, 2010
How social media and citizen journalism are reshaping geopolitical representation and international relations. New media technologies transcend conventional geographic and political scales.
Read More → Nov 9, 2009