Treatise: Building up the blue economy
Solving systemic barriers can help the Philippines tap into its potential to be a marine ecological and economical powerhouse.
I still have room for dessert!
Do you grab the closest sweet treat after a savory meal? This craving is a complex interplay of taste, reward, and our brain’s response to sweetness.
Tagging the truth to self-labeling
Personality labels give us belonging and self-understanding, but when do they stop helping us make sense of ourselves and start telling us who we are?
Unmasking the realities of vocal dysmorphia
When our own voice echoes back, artificial unfamiliarity ensues through a distorted ripple.
Can you feel the beat?
From irresistible grooves to syncopated rhythms, music moves our bodies to the symphony of our brain, memories, culture, and emotions.
Treatise: Language, thought, and the world we see
While humans can think beyond words, language may still shape how we interpret reality, from humor to perception.
Whiffs of nostalgia: How the brain processes pleasant aromas
From chemistry to nostalgic memories, discover how scents trigger powerful and deeply personal emotional responses.
Treatise: Starting school early won’t outsmart the biology of body clocks
Through a biological lens, early school times form a clash with adolescent body clocks, exposing how chronic sleep loss hinders students’ learning.
The degrees between you and your outfit
Clothing is often treated as a matter of style, but in the Philippine heat, fabric, fit, and color affect one’s comfort, body temperature, and safety.
Our X, X, and maybe Ys
Biology narrates more than just two stories involving X and Y, calling for a closer look at how we understand sex and the systems built around it.