Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

ISTE 2010 – Is it about the learning or the giveaways?

Scott McLeod

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

One the one hand, we have…

On the other hand, we have…

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Aphantasia limits the ability to visualize a statue of a man in the mind's eye.

Neuropsych

My brain doesn’t picture things. What’s wrong with me?

I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”

An image of a colorful object resembling a dark primordial galaxy in the sky.

Starts With A Bang

The first dark, primordial galaxy has gas, but no stars

Finding it at all was a happy accident. Examining it further may help unlock the secrets hiding within the earliest galaxies of all.

The head of a man and a woman are shown side by side in a research study focused on ketamine and depression.

Neuropsych

A vaccine for depression

Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.

13.8

10 of the most mystifying open questions in science

From how life emerged on Earth to why we dream, these unanswered questions continue to perplex scientists.

A statue of three monkeys covering their faces.

Neuropsych

40% of people willfully choose to be ignorant. Here’s why

We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It’s a built-in excuse to act selfishly.

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