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.
Science can’t seem to disprove the giant alien megastructure some have proposed as an explanation for Tabby’s star, AKA, the WTF star, AKA KIC 8462852.
Language expert David Bellos talks about the difficulties of learning about languages other species may be speaking.
The explosive success on Pokémon Go ushers in an age of augmented reality that will change us.
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.