Evidence. Insight. Application.
Insights is where I explore how brain science meets everyday life — through articles, videos, and conversations.
Here you’ll find evidence-based ideas about perception, resilience, wellbeing, and the biology of behavior, translated into practical ways of thinking and living.
Latest Article:
A Baby Monkey, a Stuffed Orangutan, and the Biology of Connection
Article in Medium, February 24, 2026
Punch, a baby macaque, finds comfort in a stuffed orangutan when his troop ignores him — a viral story that illustrates the neuroscience of connection and why social contact is essential for health and resilience.
Here are articles I've written on various topics on the science of wellbeing. Check back frequently--new material will be added here.
Behavior Builds Biology: How Everyday Choices Rewire Your Brain for Lasting Wellbeing.
Article in Medium, September 3, 2025
Discover how the tiny choices you make every day — from what you eat to how you sleep and connect — don’t just affect mood, they literally rewire your brain and body into a more resilient, flourishing system.
Food Talks. Your Brain Listens
Article in Medium, September
What you eat isn’t just calories and macros — your food sends signals that shape your mood, cognition, and neural wiring. Learn how to tune into that conversation for real mental clarity.
Article in Medium, October 24, 2025
There’s a neurobiological sweet spot where nature, silence, and sensory immersion converge into pure presence — and you can learn to access it intentionally.
The World You Experience Isn’t the World That Exists — It’s the One Your Brain Makes
Article in Medium, January 27, 2026
Your brain isn’t a camera — it’s a prediction engine that builds your reality. This article reveals how your perceptions are constructed, not captured.
The Architect in Your Skull
Article in Medium, January 28, 2026
You think your brain just reacts to life — but it’s actually constructing your experience from the inside out. Discover the hidden design logic shaping every thought and feeling.”
Why Your Brain Is Wired for Bad News
Article in Medium, February 5, 2026
Your brain didn’t evolve to keep you happy — it evolved to keep you alive, which means it’s obsessed with threat. Here’s why negativity sticks and how to outsmart that bias.
