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Robby Berman
Contributing Writer
I’m a writer, musician, and father living in central New York with my wife, two daughters, one dog, two cats, and countless questions. I’m especially interested in animal rights, creativity, politics, the nature of things and time, and in making a worthwhile contribution. You can follow me @everyrobby.
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Linguist Noam Chomsky presents two very basic questions about language that are still open for debate.
Paul Davies suggests we open our minds to where alien messages might be hiding, including in our own DNA.
For some unknown reason, rare corpse flower blooms are occurring across the U.S.
Alcohol is only a truth serum for a brain that’s not working well, not your everyday brain.
Modern detective work reveals the haunting story behind one of the most important rock records ever: Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel."
Neil deGrasse Tyson compares our actual progress in space to what was predicted in the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
A new study examines the behavior of seven species of marine animals around the dead.
Philosopher Alva Noë explains why neuroscientists assume the answer to an old philosophical question that really can’t be resolved.
Fashion designer Tina Gorjanc has introduced a line of leather handbags and jackets made from late designer Alexander McQueen’s lab-grown skin.
Are robots and AI really ready for us to begin depending on them?
Economic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin says that sharing online and on-grid spells the death of capitalism and the birth of a worldwide neural net.
Languages the world over have words for love we all seem to understand.
Physicist Lawrence Krauss explains why understanding new theories in physics is so hard, and why it’s so much fun.
The science behind tickling and why such an unpleasant experience makes us laugh.
Theoretical physicist Brian Greene discusses how we may not be able to see other dimensions.
A synchrotron has just unlocked the writing inside ancient Herculaneum’s incinerated scrolls.
When the news media don’t do their job, comedians step in to ask the tough questions.
Dan Pink explains how to use a couple of questions to help another person persuade themselves that you’re right.
Slavoj Žižek considers the pursuit of happiness to be dumb because we don’t really want it anyway.
The conflict between faiths is one good reason to doubt God’s existence.