Author: Adam Mastroianni

A Large US Study Finds Memory Decline Surge in Young People

cw: death

dad died this summer, from his first heart attack, barely a week after his 57th birthday.

i get the first call at 11:30pm from mom, who lived...

On selective agency in capable people

The stereotype that most men are “turned off” by ambitious women is likely completely wrong.

I work from home everyday, I am susceptible to eye strain, eye pain, and dizziness. Having a working environment that’s as easy on my eyes as possible is of critical importance. I'd like to share what I've learned over the years in hopes that it can be helpful…

You will never have enough IQ, nor money, nor time, nor energy.

Monotropism was formulated as a theory of autism, but as time has gone on it has become clear that many diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) identify strongly with many aspects of the theory.

Children, especially girls, who use smartphones before they are 13 years old may have worse mental health outcomes when they’re older, a new study suggests.

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Small Himalayan Kingdom, Big Governance Experiments

AI isn’t replacing everyone. It’s removing the apprenticeship ladder. Here’s what that means for students, early-career professionals, and the tech industry’s future.

The one constant that I have observed in my professional life is that people underestimate the need to move fast. Of course, doing good work takes time. I once spent six months writing a URL parser. But the fact that it took so long is not a feature, it is…

Aesthetics are not history.

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to LLMs.

A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how it might boost memory.