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For my PhD at MIT, I worked on quantum-dot LEDs, and having zero biological experience, I chose to spend two years in Karl Deisseroth’s neuroscience lab at Stanford. When I saw that they were developing methods to control the brain ...
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Jesse finds a human guinea-pig with a “virgin brain” and gives him 200mg of the anti-narcolepsy drug Modafinil – which has found a second life and far more popularity as a wakefulness-promoting agent for people ranging from jet fighter pilots ...
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A startup is betting more than half a billion dollars that it will dazzle you with its approach to creating 3-D imagery. Logically, I know there isn’t a hulking four-armed, twisty-horned blue monster clomping in circles in front of me, ...
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TOWARD the end of the Second World War, researchers at the University of Minnesota began a legendary experiment on the psychology and physiology of human starvation — and, thus, on hunger. The subjects were 36 conscientious objectors, some lean, some ...
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Managers want employees to put in long days, respond to their emails at all hours, and willingly donate their off-hours — nights, weekends, vacation — without complaining. The underlings in this equation have little control; overwork cascades from the top of the ...
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Imagine we could develop a precise drug that amplifies people’s aversion to harming others; on this drug you won’t hurt a fly, everyone taking it becomes like Buddhist monks. Who should take this drug? Only convicted criminals—people who have committed ...
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On some primal level, we all understand the thermal characteristics of radiation. After all, who hasn’t ventured out from the cool shade of a canopy tree into the sun’s warmth? The immediate and often dramatic change in temperature seemingly occurs ...
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New nutritional therapies are aimed at boosting the variety of microorganisms that live in your GI tract, says neuroendocrinologist Mark Heiman. Mark Heiman recently picked up a watermelon radish at his local farmer’s market in New Orleans and immediately had ...
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Availability: 3-5 years Breakthrough Materials whose structures can be precisely tailored so they are strong yet flexible and extremely light. Why It Matters Lighter structural materials would be more energy-efficient and versatile. Key Players Julia Greer, Caltech William Carter, HRL ...
For my PhD at MIT, I worked on quantum-dot LEDs, and having zero biological experience, I chose to spend two years in Karl Deisseroth’s neuroscience lab at Stanford. When I saw that they were developing methods to control the brain ...
Jesse finds a human guinea-pig with a “virgin brain” and gives him 200mg of the anti-narcolepsy drug Modafinil – which has found a second life and far more popularity as a wakefulness-promoting agent for people ranging from jet fighter pilots ...
A startup is betting more than half a billion dollars that it will dazzle you with its approach to creating 3-D imagery. Logically, I know there isn’t a hulking four-armed, twisty-horned blue monster clomping in circles in front of me, ...
TOWARD the end of the Second World War, researchers at the University of Minnesota began a legendary experiment on the psychology and physiology of human starvation — and, thus, on hunger. The subjects were 36 conscientious objectors, some lean, some ...
Managers want employees to put in long days, respond to their emails at all hours, and willingly donate their off-hours — nights, weekends, vacation — without complaining. The underlings in this equation have little control; overwork cascades from the top of the ...
Imagine we could develop a precise drug that amplifies people’s aversion to harming others; on this drug you won’t hurt a fly, everyone taking it becomes like Buddhist monks. Who should take this drug? Only convicted criminals—people who have committed ...
On some primal level, we all understand the thermal characteristics of radiation. After all, who hasn’t ventured out from the cool shade of a canopy tree into the sun’s warmth? The immediate and often dramatic change in temperature seemingly occurs ...
New nutritional therapies are aimed at boosting the variety of microorganisms that live in your GI tract, says neuroendocrinologist Mark Heiman. Mark Heiman recently picked up a watermelon radish at his local farmer’s market in New Orleans and immediately had ...
Availability: 3-5 years Breakthrough Materials whose structures can be precisely tailored so they are strong yet flexible and extremely light. Why It Matters Lighter structural materials would be more energy-efficient and versatile. Key Players Julia Greer, Caltech William Carter, HRL ...