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Check out the latest edition of Encephalon at Neurophilosophy and note his new home! Welcome to the fold, Mo. We’re happy to have you.

Let’s raise a glass to Alex

Tonight, I’m holding my own private Irish wake for Alex, the extraordinary parrot. (Pass the Bushmill’s,…
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.…
Please pardon the self promotion, but . . .

I thought Neurontic readers might be interested in this profile I recently did of Radio Lab…
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*Orangutans Communicate As If They Were Playing Charades

Hmmm, so let me get this straight.…
Yet Another Compelling Reason Not to Work So Hard

“We saw that the group with high level of leisure activities presented 38% less risk of…