OneAndOneIs2

This came up for discussion about a year ago at work. It annoyed me then. But I let it pass and had almost forgotten about it, when it came up on a forum that I occasionally post to this morning. I don't know what it is about this concept that annoys… more »

There was a time in my life when I'd watch nature documentaries and see a lion or tiger taking down a wildebeest or some such, and wonder if maybe the theory of evolution had got it wrong. Because evolution is supposed to favour sensible strategies, a… more »

They say you can't beat the clock. Your brain has a clock, and you can change its speed fairly easily. Which can give the illusion that you can, in fact, escape its influence. The truth is, though, that it controls almost every move you make. I ima… more »

Muscle memory's a funny thing. For starters, the name is a misnomer - muscle has no memory. It's all done by the brain, in quite a clever way: When you first try to perform a new action, your brain has to control each individual muscle to make the… more »

The role of animals in scientific research is well-known.There was Pavlov, who proved that if you give a dog food after ringing a bell, eventually your dogfood bill will be so high that every time you hear a bell ring you'll get angry with the dog.… more »