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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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A new study examines how and why the world’s cultures identify and name colors.
Stories of a giant tree rat in the Solomon Islands have turned out to be true. Meet Uromys vika.
A new system proposes a voucher system for the .S. that could increase organ donations.
20 million ready-but-sterile male mosquitoes are being released in California to reduce local populations.
The story of the 1920 law holding up relief efforts in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria.
A newly discovered papyrus contains an eye-witness account of the gathering of materials for the Great Pyramid.
The off-kilter war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un reminds us of better, funnier insults.
If a passenger claims a pooch is a service dog, there’s nothing much anyone can demand by way of proof.
Scientists develop the first robots capable of merging into a single-minded unit.
NASA discovers a surprisingly dark planet about 1,400 light years away.
The research isn't all negative.
A new study examines reasons behind the persistence of neuromyths.
New study says extroverts are more fatigued over time from social interaction than introverts.
Neurons in the human brain produce photons, and are apparently capable of being the infrastructure for light-based communication and activity.
Infographics show our attitudes about privacy and keeping our data secure online.
A study finds that happen music enhances divergent thinking, and thus, creativity.
Weatherman Alan Sealls of WKRG in Mobile, Alabama knows how to explain Hurricane Irma.
The first pop album composed and produced by AI, and Taryn Southern.
New research suggests that whale stranding are the result of the navigational mistakes cause by the same magnetic anomalies that produce the aurora borealis.
The Three-Body Problem series lays out a powerful case for why we should stop looking for aliens, and solves the Fermi paradox.