My Balls Can Do Trigonometry (and They’re Surprisingly Good at It!)

Scientists have long believed that memory and complex computations are the province of neurons—those little brain powerhouses that allow us to remember, analyze, and occasionally perform advanced calculus in a sleep-deprived haze. However, recent studies published by Nikolay Kukushkin in *Nature Communications* throw a wild twist into this narrative: it turns out all cells, from your kidney to your biceps (and yes, maybe even your testes), can detect patterns, store memories, and perform compu...