A neuroscientist explains brain research in plain language, covering how stress disrupts memory integration, the basics of epilepsy for newly diagnosed people, and how the brain's language prediction differs from AI language models. Readers get accessible summaries of recent studies alongside patient-oriented information.
Website: https://www.thelayneuron.com/
A weekly essay series that takes one idea from physics, biology or neuroscience (such as information, entropy or phase) and follows it toward living systems and minds, aiming for about ten minutes of reading. Each issue is an accessible, evidence-bounded explanation with a clear authorial voice.
Long-form essays by neuroscientist Erik Hoel on AI's effects on culture, human freedom and the future, written with literary and philosophical flourishes. Readers get a strongly argued, personal point of view on technology, science and society.
A neuroscientist's bar-themed essay newsletter that explains science through long, character-driven pours, such as how the brain clears waste during sleep and how Brownian motion and termite stigmergy work. Readers get clear, well-sourced explanations of physics and biology wrapped in a personal, storytelling voice.
Long-form essays on biology, drug discovery and machine learning, currently a three-part series on whether organoids have delivered on their promise. The author, who works on health data philanthropy, offers skeptical, opinionated analysis of the scientific literature with occasional life and job updates.
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