Today I launched a TikTok channel, professor.lisa, to bring neuroscience ideas to a younger audience. Check out the first five videos, …
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A quartet of science questions
Recently, the magazine BBC Science Focus asked a number of scientists (including me) to address four "big questions" in our fields. Here are …
What I’m Reading Right Now
I read a lot. Usually several books at the same time. It's an occupational hazard. Here are some great titles that are currently stacked …
Recommended Books and Videos About the Brain
Many books and videos explain the brain, but they are of varying quality. Here are some I especially recommend. …
Three Articles on Social Reality
In October 2020, I wrote a series of three articles on social reality (the way humans agree on things and make them real) and its powerful …
Physical Reality Constrains Social Reality, Until it Doesn’t
[This article is Part 3 of 3 on the topic of social reality. Start with Part 1 and Part 2.] Imagine what would happen if everyone in the …
The Social World Sculpts Your Physical Health
In Part 1 of this series, we explored social reality — the uniquely human superpower to "make stuff up" that becomes real, such as money and …
Every Pandemic Tells a Story
A virus, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is biological invader. Invisible to the naked eye, it floats through the air …
A Cinematic Lecture on Emotion
For more than a year, my lab worked with filmmaker Van Yang to present ideas from my book, How Emotions are Made, as a 40-minute "cinematic …
How to be Misquoted
One of the perils of speaking to the media about science is that occasionally, I'm misquoted in print. …