I’m writing a fortnightly column for BBC Future, about everyday brain quirls (as I’ve mentioned previously). My marvellous editor has told me I can repost the columns here, with a three day delay. There’s a bit of a backlog, including Why can smells unlock memories?, Why you’re bad at names and good at faces, and [...]
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Here’s my column at BBC Future from last week. You can see the original here. The full listof my columns is here and there is now a RSS feed, should you need it As we give up our bodies to sleep, sudden twitches escape our brains, ... Read Post
My column for BBC Future from last week. The original is here. Thanks to Martin Thirkettle for telling me about the demo that leads the column. Our brains are programmed to cancel out all manner of constants in our everyday lives. I... Read Post
From a couple of weeks ago, my column from BBC Future, about everyday brain quirks (as I’ve mentioned previously). Thanks to Maria Panagiotidi for help with this one. “Earworms”, some people call them. Songs that get stuck in your h... Read Post