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Geometric Foundations of AI Interpretability
We argue that AI represent concepts in various geometries.
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How the Brain Regulates Physical Limits
For decades, exercise science treated fatigue like a simple mechanical failure, similar to a car running out of gas. However, fatigue isn’t a barrier. Rather, it’s an emotional boundary set by your brain to protect your body’s vital organs.
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The Anatomy of Longing for the Past
Maybe it’s the opening chord of a song you haven’t listened to since graduation or the smell of a meal your mom used to cook. These aren’t just vague recollections, they’re flashbulb moments that trigger an immediate psychological shift. Why do we recollect these memories from our youth with such vividness? And how do these…
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Forgetting More, Remembering Better: Memory as You Age
As we age, memory becomes more selective and value-directed, focusing on information that matters most. The aging brain increasingly prioritizes high-value, goal-relevant information, directing attention and cognitive resources toward what is most important. These changes highlight the adaptive nature of human memory and suggest that aging is not something to fear. Memory remains flexible, continually…
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A Life Worth Living: Animal Therapy as a Biological Antidote to the Plagues of Nursing Home Living
According to the Eden Alternative model, the primary suffering in nursing homes isn’t physical disease, but a state of biological and social deprivation. This article discusses how animal therapy may help combat boredom, loneliness, and helplessness in these facilities.
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The Architecture of Survival: How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adult Social Memory
When a child is raised in a high-stress environment, a biological process called “adaptive calibration” may occur, which causes the child’s social memory to prioritize survival-related information. This specialization acts as a trade off whereby the brain sacrifices the ability to perceive subtle social cues, like boredom or humor, in exchange for the rapid detection…
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When Healthy Eating Becomes Harmful: Understanding Orthorexia in a Health-Obsessed World
What happens when “eating healthy” goes too far? This blog post discusses Orthorexia Nervosa as an emerging pattern where the pursuit of clean eating can become obsessive and harmful. Research suggests it’s tied to factors like perfectionism, body image concerns, and even social media habits—especially platforms like Instagram. As the line between wellness and obsession…
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Why Your Brain Refuses to Forget That One Awkward Moment
Dan Vy Tang (author) and Karina Agadzhanyan (mentor) Remember that time you got called up to the board for not paying attention and had no idea how to solve the problem? Or when you thought you were muted on Zoom but weren’t? Chances are, that moment is still burned into your memory as if it’s…
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Artificial Affection: Exploring Human-AI Relationships
As AI adoption becomes increasingly widespread, researchers have been exploring how people develop human-like attachments to AI, which has both beneficial and risky implications.
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The Places That Shape Us: Small Towns vs. Big Cities
Some of us spent our childhood building forts in the woods with our siblings and knowing the full history of everyone in our town. Others spent their early days with endless activities to choose from and the constant sound of police cars and ambulances whizzing by. These very different environments shape the world we know,…