B W CribbDec 7, 20194 minThe chemical that may be killing our speciesHave you heard about bisphenol A (BPA)? Disturbingly, it not only affects the body organs but also has the capacity to rewrite the brain!
B W CribbNov 29, 20194 minThe not so simple truth about trustWho do you trust – really trust – to have your back in today’s world? For that matter, do you consider yourself to be trustworthy?
B W CribbNov 15, 20194 minIs past-life recall fact or fallacy?Stevenson collected over 2,000 detailed cases, mostly from India, and this is where his work turned to a different kind of evidence.
B W CribbNov 8, 20194 minAn intriguing account of anaesthesia and the brainIt seems that during both sleep and an induced unconscious state, the polarity of the direct current reverses, as measured in the brain.
B W CribbNov 1, 20193 minThe virus that gave us thoughtIf this theory is correct, then rational thought and sustained memory may be something animals picked up rather than developed by themselves
B W CribbOct 25, 20194 minWhat is intuition?We all have it, a feeling that comes upon us without knowing why, telling us something is not going to work out or is too good to miss.
B W CribbOct 18, 20194 minIs complexity killing us?We either revert to choosing that which we already know, make a gut-based choice, or walk away without buying anything.
B W CribbOct 10, 20193 minWhat lifts a creative idea from ordinary to genius level?Is the mind of a creative genius different from yours or mine, or is there some trick that they employ which makes all the difference?
B W CribbSep 20, 20193 minThe strange story of perceptionConscious perception has some strange quirks.
B W CribbSep 13, 20193 minIs there a game changer in playBut as a species, are we really like this, or is pessimism uncalled for? Are we instead, seeing a tipping-point; a game changer in play?
B W CribbSep 5, 20193 minWhat does it take to make a sign or pictogram easy to understand?So, just how effective are signs, symbols or pictograms for communicating information and how can we enhance their meaning?
B W CribbAug 29, 20193 minEncounters with alien mindsIn other words, the mind here, in the octopus, is cooperative, rather than based on the human picture of a hierarchical corporation.
B W CribbAug 23, 20193 minMind traps, habits and the 50 hour ruleOur subconscious mind latches onto data that accompanies any moment in time...and it gets tangled into our thinking process.
B W CribbAug 9, 20193 minWhere are brain-computer interfaces taking us?This is a two-way street though: recording brain activity and sending triggers into the brain.
B W CribbJul 26, 20193 minChemistry that affects the mindThis is a look at how body and brain chemistry affect the mind, and touches on what can be done when the result is less than satisfactory.
B W CribbJul 18, 20193 minThe block universe theory and nonlocal mindA common way to explore this theory is to visualise the universe (current materialistic and time-base reality) as a loaf of sliced bread.
B W CribbJul 11, 20193 minCan the brain's pleasure centre be hacked?Do we need to rely on chemicals, behavioural triggers or cues, or even memories to feel good? Can the brain's pleasure centre be hacked?
B W CribbJun 28, 20193 minDo we really have 20 senses?From birth, and before, we turn data into information using our sensory system. This allows us to create order out of chaos.
B W CribbJun 20, 20193 minWhat is the brain's default mode network and why is it so important?The default mode network is arguably the most important discovery made about the brain in the last two decades.
B W CribbJun 14, 20193 minWhat is the light triad of personality characteristics? New research in the area of psychology has uncovered a 'light triad' of personality characteristics. Let's explore this.