Archive - Synapse

Our Moral Taste Receptors

Why conservatives have a more diverse moral palette

Mar 14, 2021 •

The Moral Brain

How does morality work in the brain?

Mar 22, 2021 •

Emotions and your memory

How emotional brain states improve memory recall

Jan 24, 2021 •

This Person Does Not Exist

Synapse #26: AI-generated Fake News

Jan 18, 2021 •

The Neocortex Builds a Model of the World

How your brain is a prediction machine

Jul 18, 2021 •

From Physical to Moral Disgust

Does physical disgust spill over into moral disgust?

Jan 31, 2021 •

Announcing a Synapse Book Discussion!

Just Deserts: Debating Free Will

Feb 7, 2021 •

Deciphering Sounds Through Skin Vibrations

How deaf people can substitute touch for hearing

Feb 21, 2021 •

Vernon Mountcastle's Big Idea

A universal algorithm for human intelligence

Jun 23, 2021 •

I was wrong about twin studies

Let me clarify....

Oct 19, 2021 •

Our Genetic Lottery

I need to figure out what behavior genetics means for an egalitarian society

Oct 1, 2021 •

How does your DNA determine who you become?

A short introduction to behavioral genetics

Sep 1, 2021 •

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