The Optimizing Man
In 1881, F. Edgeworth defines the first principle of economics such that every agent is motivated only by…
Issue 85 (January - February 2012)
20 articles
Fixing obesity in the brain
1- Fixing obesity in the brain Original article: Czupryn, A. et al., Science 334, 1133 (2011). Neurons are…
Hearing the Light
On a Saturday morning, I was sitting in the nearby park in our neighborhood. It was especially lovely…
The Difficulty of Modeling the Brain with Artificial Neurons
“The human brain, then, is the most complicated organization of matter that we know.”Isaac Asimov If someone asks…
Bustling Willpower
Fate sometimes blows As gently as breezes;At other times it blows as toughAs raging northeastersRendering huge mountains to…