Curious Neuroscientist

Essays on people, brains, and mathematics.

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Hopeless in Tehran

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I teach in a summer course called NeuroBridges , which brings students from the countries of the Middle East, including Israel and Iran, to ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Neurobridges: from synapses to understanding

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Neurobridges is a summer school that brings together students from countries in the middle east so that they can learn about the brain, as w...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Visting a synagogue in New York

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On Yom Kippur, which marks the beginning of the Jewish new year and the end of a 24 hour fasting period, I went to a synagogue in New York a...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Building bridges between Muslims and Jews through neuroscience

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The newspaper had images of bombs and rockets falling on Beirut, desperate people trying to escape, faces of sadness. On days like this I fe...
Saturday, May 25, 2024

Two little ants

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On the beige sandstone patio there are a few tiny ants. There is one who is closely following another. He occasionally makes contact with th...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Lost in Dallas: a short story

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"I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow in Dallas", I texted my cousin Jason, a 40 something father of two teenagers. "Do...
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Sunday, February 4, 2024

Charm City Junction

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There were only 4 of them, but the band could barely fit on the tiny stage. Even their instruments were small, a banjo, a fiddle, an accordi...
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