Sam NashFeb 21, 20183 minThe Nature of ConsciousnessNatures laws do not stop at our front doors. As much as we attempt to control it, the science of life has an all pervading control over...
Sam NashFeb 7, 20182 minBirds of a FeatherNo matter how socially inclusive and ethnically diverse we aim to be, it seems we are all hardwired to seek out those most similar to...
Sam NashJan 24, 20182 minWould You Care for a Dopamine Tickle, Sir?Not keen on your partners Jazz music? Zap your brain with magnetic pulses and you’ll be willing to pay to listen, for a while at least....
Sam NashJan 10, 20183 minIncompetent Government Agencies Put Us at RiskThe US agency responsible for keeping America ‘safe’, has been hacked by a group called Shadow Brokers, harvesting unlimited packages of...
Sam NashDec 27, 20172 minT'is the Season for Good ReasoningMillions of years of physical evolution and our complex societal behaviour patterns are no further on from cavemen. A recent article in...
Sam NashDec 13, 20173 minA Neurological MOTAnother post about sleep? Guilty as charged, although this time, the focus is on the importance of movement. We have all seen the...
Sam NashNov 29, 20172 minAn Even Bigger BrotherMost of us who use the Internet, or have mobile telephones, accept that even with privacy protocols in place, the government or another...
Sam NashNov 15, 20173 minSenior Moment or Mental Flatulence?For years I made fun of my grandmother for calling me by the name of every family member before landing on the correct one. Now it seems...
Sam NashNov 1, 20173 minHas Science Killed God?First it was pagan ritual, followed by Roman and Greek Gods, and then came Christianity in all its many guises, to wreak havoc on a...
Sam NashOct 18, 20172 minDo You Believe in Magic?You may laugh, but magic is as alive and well in the twenty-first century as it was in pagan times. How many of us still cross our...
Sam NashOct 4, 20172 minThe Deception of PerceptionFlatlands, thinking outside the box, blue-sky thinking, all had their day, or so I thought until I read this week’s New Scientist...
Sam NashSep 20, 20172 minWhen Did It Become Okay to Misuse Mental Illness for Profit?Haven’t we moved on from this outdated view of mental illness? The amnesic Finding Nemo character, the ankle smashing psychotic of...
Sam NashSep 6, 20173 minTo Placebo or Not to Placebo.Most people widely acknowledge the efficacy of a sugar pill, masquerading as a cure-all medicine, but according to some scientists,...
Sam NashAug 23, 20172 minWould You Follow the Rabbit Down the Hole?Psychedelic drugs are not exactly new. Cultures around the world discovered them centuries ago, but their popularity seems to be on the...
Sam NashAug 9, 20173 minDo We All Have a Sixth Sense?Most people accept that homing pigeons have a sixth sense when it comes to navigation, but did we at some point, also have the same...
Sam NashAug 2, 20173 minHow to Raise Your Awe QuotientDid you know that scientists have categorical evidence to prove that experiencing awe, makes you more generous, altruistic and better...
Sam NashJul 19, 20173 minIs EMF Worse than Smoking?Are we immersing ourselves in an ever increasing, dense fog of mutagenic frequencies? Dr Martin Blank, of Colombia University, believes...
Sam NashJul 11, 20172 minCan Active Dream Manipulation Prolong Your Life?I love sleeping. It is both necessary and restorative, but I had no idea what critical mental housekeeping functions occur while you...
Sam NashJul 5, 20173 minAre Our Viewing Habits Killing Us?Are we immersing ourselves in toxic emotions, stirred by the media which are regulated by government elite? I was watching a particularly...
Sam NashJun 28, 20173 minIs it Possible to Unlock our Inner Savant?Do Savants miraculous abilities come from unlocked vaults in their grey matter, or are they accessing those skills from a greater pool of...