Math and puzzle fans find magic in Martin Gardner's legacy(scientificamerican.com)

112 points by ColinWright 2 years ago | 47 comments

Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Discredited. Why Is Roberson Still on Death Row?(scientificamerican.com)

38 points by rossant 2 years ago | 14 comments

Brains are not required to think or solve problems – simple cells can do it(scientificamerican.com)

395 points by anjel 2 years ago | 370 comments

Scientific American feature by Rowan Jacobsen on how simple cell clumps show basic cognitive abilities and some animals retain memories after losing their heads.

Consciousness Might Hide in Our Brain's Electric Fields(scientificamerican.com)

26 points by thomasjudge 1 year ago | 21 comments

Charles Darwin and Associates, Ghostbusters (1996)(scientificamerican.com)

25 points by birriel 2 years ago | 3 comments

Star neuroscientist may have manipulated data to support a major stroke trial(science.org)

270 points by EndXA 2 years ago | 304 comments

AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain(davidepiffer.com)

524 points by rzk 2 months ago | 452 comments

A Substack essay by Davide Piffer arguing that AI's edge over mathematicians comes from a vast symbolic working memory rather than superior reasoning.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

The Fall of Scientific American(thenation.com)

49 points by littlexsparkee 2 days ago | 32 comments

A Nation investigative article on how Springer Nature pressured Scientific American's editorial staff over political coverage, leading to unionization efforts and the magazine's sale to LabX.

Aging brains blend memories together instead of just forgetting them(studyfinds.com)

323 points by mdp2021 1 month ago | 129 comments

StudyFinds article on Binghamton University research suggesting aging brains blend similar memories together rather than simply forgetting them.

Cognitive load is what matters(github.com)

1392 points by nromiun 1 year ago | 488 comments

GitHub repository by zakirullin containing an essay arguing that reducing cognitive load is what matters most in software development, with translations.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.