Parents fear YouTubers are bringing ‘brain rot’ to Netflix. But are kids wising up to ‘slop’?

As streamers poach viral creators to appeal to children, digital whack-a-mole has become a new kind of family challenge ...
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

GRIT-X 2026: Ice cream, oysters, and AI on parade

UMBC’s TED-style research and creative achievement series marks its 10th running on Saturday, October 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at ...

Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth on how light is changing what we know about the brain

From algae to a Nobel prize: listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear Karl Deisseroth explain his brain science ...
Wired

The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light

The Karolinska Institute awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine to researchers Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University in Berlin, and Georg Nagel of the ...

Switching on brain cells: The Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

In optogenetics, scientists control neurons by stimulating them with light—potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness.

The human brain may not be one organ after all: Stanford study finds two systems dating back 550 million years

A Stanford study suggests the human brain developed from two ancient nervous systems, offering new insights into evolution and potential research on ALS and SMA.

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for technique that helps decode mysteries of the brain

The 2026 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and ...