Stories by laurex

The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking

Man Who Built the Retweet: “We Handed a Loaded Weapon to 4-Year-Olds”

Wikipedia Doesn’t Know What to Do with Almost-Famous People

The Problem and Promise with Elon Musk’s Implanted Man-to-Machine Interface

China embraces its surveillance state. The US pretends it doesn’t have one

Today’s children are 3x more likely to aspire to be a YouTuber than an Astronaut

Exosomes may hold the answer to treating developmental brain disorders

Insomnia, Dreams, and the Neuroscience of Slumber

Chances are, you’re not as open-minded as you think

There's more to smell than meets the nose

Scientists map our underappreciated ‘little brain’

How do brains remember decisions?

Brain protein mutation from autistic person causes autism-like behavior in mice

My Frantic Life as a Cab-Dodging, Tip-Chasing Food App Deliveryman

When you’re one of ‘the olds’ in an industry that values youth

An Electric “Humm” to Make You Smarter?

Why Are These Mice Hallucinating? Scientists Are in Their Heads

Online Dating Is an Existential Nightmare

'Corn Sweat' and Summer Humidity

Sugar Rules the World and Ruins Teeth