TIMING ISN’T EVERYTHING, BUT IT MATTERS, A LOT

It is late in the afternoon, on the fourth day of a five-day jury trial, and my soon-to-be-disbarred opposing counsel settles in for his mid-trial, afternoon, nap. I make my obligatory “do you see this guy?” eye contact with the judge. The judge sees. With a slight nod and a shrug, the decision is made

CURIOSITY COMPELLED THE CAT TO READ THE NEXT CHAPTER

BY GRANT ROST I don’t read much fiction.  However, this past year I’ve probably read more fiction than I have in 30 years.  Sometimes life encourages escapism.  Sometimes it practically mandates it.  I just finished my most recent escape.  I tore through the books of Cixin Liu’s Three Body Problem trilogy.  Perhaps Netflix will send

SEEING IS PREDICTING

BY JULES EPSTEIN When we look at something – an inanimate object, an event unfolding – does that stimulus go into our brain and tell the brain “here I am, recognize me!”    Put more simply, is it like a camera where sensory input paints the picture on the ‘film.’  Or is the brain wired differently,

Emotional Decision Making: Hardwired and Helpful

By Kate Donoghue   “Just take emotion out of it.” We have all probably been given, or have given, this advice when faced with a tough decision. But while we may try, doing so is not actually possible when it comes to how we make decisions. We all grew up in different households, under different