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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 long-lost eight wonder of the world may have just been found in New Zealand.
A new study suggests implanted pig cells may alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Education executive Jeff Livingston makes the case that our old higher-educational model is obsolete for our current reality.
Six destructive myths about depression and why they’re not true.
Researchers may have discovered the oldest homo sapiens yet, in Morocco.
Scientists are starting to run for office to bring evidence-based reasoning back to government.
New studies show that friendships more often lead to happiness in old age than family.
Bob Dylan finally presents his Nobel prize acceptance speech.
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.
Will Smith defends entry of non-theatrical Netflix movies at Cannes.
University of Houston researchers discover a catalyst that may make commercial-scale hydrogen extraction from water possible.
Visualization of how the average working American adult spends the days of his or her life.
Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.
Hampshire College appoints some slime molds as scholars-in-residence.