Which is crueler, an old man's lost memories of a life lived, or a young man's lost memories of the life he meant to live?

My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair.

Disassociating, mindfulness, transcendence-whatever the label-it's a sort of loophole in our contract with reality, a form of self-rescue.

There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

Adult bats don't weigh much. They're mainly fur and appetite.

Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver.

As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the brain, which in turn shapes our relationships.