by Franklin Wordsmith | Sep 27, 2017 | Neuroscience
When we were kids, my older brother Mark used to tease me. If an adult would compliment me on being able to remember things, he’d say, “Her memory is so good that she remembers things that never happened!”I’d always bristle at that insult. It turns out he probably was...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 20, 2017 | Neuroscience
What’s that one thing that you’d like to get someone — anyone! — to do for you at the office? The one that keeps getting moved to next week’s “to do” list?For me, it’s often picking up the phone to get speaking gigs...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 20, 2017 | Culture, Neuroscience
In the original cast of Star Trek, Mr. Spock was my hero.Instead of getting mired in the messy world of emotions, he rose above it. (Although I often noticed how hard his human shipmates worked to shake him out of this.)It turns out he would have made a lousy...
