The Internet, like the print, radio, and TV media, is subject to control. Beyond the basics, every news piece, editorial, or opinion piece is shaped by the beliefs of the folks in control of the media. This is nothing new. ...

New technologies have been developed in recent years that allow a more in-depth study of the brain. The knowledge that the research provides allows us to better understand how our perceptions of reality itself are shaped, and also how so ...

In the George Lucas classic Star Wars, hero Luke Skywalker’s arm is severed and amputated during a lightsaber fight and consequently fitted with a bionic arm that he can use as if it were his own limb. At the time ...