Robby Berman
Contributing Writer
I’m a writer, musician, and father living in central New York with my wife, two daughters, one dog, two cats, and countless questions. I’m especially interested in animal rights, creativity, politics, the nature of things and time, and in making a worthwhile contribution. You can follow me @everyrobby.
Two types of thinking have a time-sharing deal going on in your brain.
Study finds that a colony’s exposure to pesticides impairs offspring.
Ever smell a durian fruit? Don’t. Think of it as nature’s stinky battery.
An algorithm produced every possible melody. Now its creators want to destroy songwriter copyrights.
A computer coder and a lawyer decide they have a right to speak for all the songwriters that ever lived, those who are alive today, and all those yet to be born.
Information is the best armor against panic.
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
A study reveals these brains exhibit less cortical surface area and gray matter.
A microbial organism pulls electricity from water in the air.
A song many consider the black national anthem rises again in the United States.
Can AI make better predictions about future crimes?
The origin and phylogeny of the Yaravirus are not yet clear.
Add some color to the internal structures and you’ve got some eye-popping imagery.
University of Utah research finds that men are especially well suited for fisticuffs.
If its claims are true, Clearview AI has quietly blown right past privacy norms to become the nightmare many have been fearing.
A new study finds it may take decades or even a whole lifetime to appear.
Gallup found that in 2019, movie attendance didn’t even come close to library visits.
The impact of giving up is exactly the same as the impact of denying climate change.
The relatively quick evolution of nine unusual shark species has scientists intrigued.
Audio recordings reveal cows have unique voices and share emotions with each other.
Scientists envision a new type of organism ready to assist humans.
Your cat thinks your taste stinks. Also that you’re mingy with the laser pointer.
Researcher discovers a universal slump in life satisfaction.
A Mars Space Flight team member warns that people need to be prepared for what’s coming.
Scientists exploring human neurons directly learn some remarkable things.
It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.
A punishment is handed down for performing shocking research on human embryos.
Spoiler: Microbiomes in space!