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The Brain’s Echo: Corollary Discharge and A Window into Schizophrenia
We have all asked ourselves that enigmatical question: “Why can’t we tickle ourselves?” Actually, its answer is both simple and complex and it is lying in a fascinating brain mechanism, which is called corollary discharge, also it is known as the ...
Post · November 25, 2025
How Do We Know That We See What We See?
Imagine walking down a hallway and losing sight of one half of your field of vision. But strangely, even though you claim to be completely blind on that side, you can still avoid obstacles you notice with that side as you walk down the hallway and...
Post · November 25, 2025
Michael receives the Best Poster Award at the Materials for Tomorrow conference
Congratulations to Michael for the Best Poster Prize awarded by the Area of Advance Materials Science at Chalmers. Also worth to note that Michael was also selected as one of the five finalists in the Materials Image Competition.
Post · November 25, 2025
Travel Inspo: a part time hiker
Our trek to Dzukou Valley with three friends was an adventure that began not at the trailhead, but with securing our Inner Line Permits (ILP) online. This first step was an introduction to Nagaland's effort to preserve its unique culture, a necess...
Post · November 25, 2025
Practical Moral Framework for Everyday Decisions
I’ve been thinking about how to define moral action in a way that is both principled and practical. The framework I’ve settled on uses three criteria, all of which should ideally be satisfied at once. However, they don’t carry equal weight. In mos...
Post · November 23, 2025
Love Without Understanding
Consider the simple, human need for recognition: the willingness to acknowledge another person’s inner world as valid, and their preferences and orientations as worthy of existing. This should not be hard. It is no more difficult than recognizing ...
Post · November 22, 2025
What Makes Us Human in the Age of AI?
As AI learns to speak, create, and think like us, what remains uniquely human? A reflection on creativity, empathy, and purpose in the AI era.
ChatGPT5 Generated Illustration. The model has been given the essay as a context.
It can be said with...
Post · November 21, 2025