AJ SKApr 20, 20202 min readHaunted house with a scientific twistNortheastern University recently saw a haunted house set up in its premises. Sure, there is the usual young girl trapped in the clutches...
AJ SKMar 16, 20202 min readIt’s epidemic, don’t make it “infodemic”A global epidemic of misinformation is proliferating and the fear induced by this has created pandemonium all around. The rapid spread of...
AJ SKFeb 24, 20202 min readMore on the ‘subgenre of misinformation’Northeastern University, along with Harvard University collaborated to put together a conference on the hot yet serious topic of fake...
AJ SKJan 26, 20202 min readWe only fear what we don’t understandIt is in human nature to fear the unknown. When we don’t know what is going to happen or what is coming next. Most phobias work on ‘what...
AJ SKNov 19, 20192 min readFear- how does it work in our brains?Fear is a deeply wired fundamental reaction that has evolved over the history of biology in order to protect organisms against the...