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Feb 26, 2021

Delve into a comedian's brain to discover what makes people laugh -- and when the comic is also a neuroscientist, it's no joke! Dr.  Ori Amir  studies what goes on in the brain as jokes are born, and he's also learned how to “get out of his head” to write some pretty funny stuff. Be afraid: He is working on using...


Feb 12, 2021

Welcome to the International Brain Bee, where the innovators of tomorrow — most of them still too young to drive — are spending their days memorizing brain parts, studying neurons, and even dissecting cadaver brains. Meet Norbert Mylinski, who founded the worldwide competition, and Julianne McCall, a Brain Bee alum...