Computers are one of those artifacts of modern life that we love to hate. They are powerful, pervasive, intrusive and, let’s face it, clumsy to use. Today’s applications require us to break down ...

Cognitive scientist Benjamin K. Bergen’s Louder Than Words: The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning recounts that the parts of the brain engaged when throwing a baseball also fire up when ...

Two years ago, I published a post called The Cognitive Manifesto. At the time, my optimism was genuine and sincere. AI felt ...

Our brains are remarkable instruments, capable of extraordinary feats of concentration and problem-solving. Yet in today's ...

This is the first post in a series. For me, cognition is the quiet engine of my existence. It shapes how we interpret reality, how we construct meaning, and how we define intelligence itself. For ...

Individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD)—a constricting or blocking of blood vessels feeding the heart—face increased ...

Even if you’ve made peace with growing older, the outward signs of aging — graying hair, spotty skin, achy joints — are unavoidable. Likewise for the changes in the parts of the body you don’t see, ...