As a SF writer, I love to read articles and predictions of future technology. Today we’ll look at reports of the city of the future and living concrete.
Category: Science Fact
Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows with topics of the sciences, scientific method, and science research.
Lost and Found Memories of Trauma
How, why, and where we store memories are complex processes only partially understood. We briefly discussed the types and stages of memory, what normal forgetting is, the types of amnesias and how tv and books get it wrong , and the most feared type of forgetting—dementias . But there’s another type of forgetting we have not… Continue reading Lost and Found Memories of Trauma
Think You Know What Dementia Is?
Dementia. Alzheimers. Those are two scary words. Many people think they know what dementia is. What Alzheimers is. They use the terms synonymously. Alzheimers is the most common one, but it is not the only dementia. Over the last month we’ve been talking about memory. In my post “What Do You Remember and How” you… Continue reading Think You Know What Dementia Is?
Amnesia: Beyond the Tropes
You’ve read it a million times. The heroine (or hero) has no memory of who she is. No name. No remembered family. No past. Amnesia, says the doctor. And the story takes off. She (or he) attempts to recover her name. Her family. Her past. A little frightened and a lot intrigued, you are hooked.… Continue reading Amnesia: Beyond the Tropes
Ways Music is Good For You and Your Stress
In this post, I share some science behind the ways music is good for you. And I share links to stress-relief acoustics both music and natural sounds.