Elizabeth Svoboda
The Transcendent Brain: How spirituality and science can work together to explain the human experience
We may have mystical moments science can’t explain, but Alan Lightman still believes in a universe ruled by natural law ...
Why do some people never get sick? How genes, habits and your surroundings can make or break immune health
“People get exposed to the same virus, the same dose, even the same source. One gets very sick, and the ...
‘On the precipice of memory loss’: Pursuing better diagnostic tools for patients with CTE and other neurodegenerative disorders
New imaging analyses hint at progressive brain disorders like CTE, offering people with memory issues difficult — but transformative — ...
Tracing the birth of new languages—as older tongues fade away
Anthropologists and linguists are working to understand how complex systems of communication emerge—and what they reveal about how to keep ...