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Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .

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Ask a Science Blogger: Are we happier in the summer?

My gut response after reading this question was: Well, duh--obviously, summer is more conducive to happiness. I mean, you can make a good case for the virtues of spring and fall, but they're really less seasons than they are opening...

Posted on August 10, 2007 1:10 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

A Few Reasons To Be Optimistic About the Future

(Information and statistics purloined from The Edge's 2007 World Question ) Violence has declined precipitously over the course of recent human history, says Chris Anderson, curator of the TED Conference. According to the 2005 Human Security Report "the number of...

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Posted on January 5, 2007 11:16 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Educated Guesses

It's going to be a few days before the next "Big Question" post. In the meantime, I thought I'd let the scientific luminaries speak for themselves:The New Scientist has asked top scientists from a variety of fields to "forecast the...

Posted on November 29, 2006 12:00 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Quantum Physics for Artists

I need to preface this entry by saying two things. First, I'm no quantum physicist. This is intended to be an introduction for the lay reader. Readers who are well versed in particle physics will no doubt be alarmed by...

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Posted on November 26, 2006 9:30 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks