Robby Berman

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.
Silicon Valley insiders are voicing concerns about programmers' deliberate attempts to turn users into addicts. 
When you have a decision to make, a behavioral psychologist suggests you ask yourself what you’d advise a friend making this choice.
New study suggests chronic sleep-deprivation causes overactivity in the brain’s self-cleaning mechanism, leading to the destruction of healthy cells.
Poachers, hunters, and collectors are targeting animals on the endangered species list for their rarity.
A physicist has an experiment to see if the mind operates on a quantum level.
Time-management tips from someone who should know how to reduce your cognitive load: a neuroscientist.
Poaching is acting as unnatural selection in favoring tuskless African elephants.