Richard E. Cytowic's Blog, page 10
August 10, 2017
Why Advertising Falls Flat in Individuals With Autism
Individuals with autism may be impervious to misleading marketing. Mental differences are often considered weaknesses, but autism may not be entirely a disability.
June 29, 2017
There Is a New Link Between Screen-Time and Autism
Don’t expect boys to “grow out of” their obsession with screens.
May 27, 2017
Can You Hear What You See? More So Than You Imagine
Perception may be due for a redefinition. Our eyes see, but vision can apparently also hear. Tactile receptors can also taste. We may all have a bit of synesthesia in us.
May 2, 2017
Reality Lies Beyond What We Can Perceive
Locked away inside a silent, dark skull, your brain knows nothing about the physical world except what it constructs from data enter along different cables from various sensors.
April 7, 2017
Why Brains Won’t Be Beaten by Supercomputers, or Terminators
Are we engineering our way to extinction? Should we fear machines taking over, or can we solve our way out of this puzzle?
March 16, 2017
Whole Paycheck Pauper? You’re Paying 47% More For Psychology
Eggs all in one basket? “Organic food” and its marketing is not all it’s cracked up to be. The firmest fact about organic is the marketing power behind it.
March 4, 2017
Why Carl Sagan's 1995 Prediction Seems So Prescient
Did the uncanny astronomer see into our future, or did our own wishful thinking make his decades-old quote go viral?
February 10, 2017
Another Limitless Pill Hits the Market. Does It Deliver?
Drugs that modulate cognition work in those who truly need help. While not intended for healthy brains, some continue to rack up glowing testimonials—especially from journalists.
Another Limitless Pill Hits the Market, But Does It Deliver?
Drugs that modulate cognition work in those who truly need help. While not intended for healthy brains, some continue to rack up glowing testimonials—especially from journalists.
January 17, 2017
The Pit In Your Stomach is Actually Your Second Brain
Feeling low? New research says: Try a pickle. Gut feelings are more real than you think, and intestinal bugs influence your mood as well as your waistline.
