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.
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago find that death triggers increased activity in certain brain cells.
Digitized logbooks from the 1800s reveal a steep decline in strike rate for whalers.
The bird demonstrates cutting-edge technology for devising self-folding nanoscale robots.
Scans show similar activity to what occurs when you think about yourself.
Next time you listen to scary campfire stories, sit with a friend who has aphantasia.
"The smell of fresh chopped parsley may evoke a grandmother's cooking, or a whiff of a cigar may evoke a grandfather's presence," says author.
The rock, found in the Sahara, likely comes from a long-lost baby protoplanet.