Tareq Yousef is a PhD student in Medical Neuroscience. He studies various aspects of vision related to how eyes adapt to changing light conditions in order to create useful images.
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What do we owe each other? What kind of neuroscience research do I owe the institution? The neuroscience field? Society? I consider myself a fundamental neuroscience student but for the sake of my PhD thesis, I study vision in fish and the first question I always get about my research is “why fish?” The short […]
I’m a dilettante in gender studies or the philosophy of science but even I know that learning about how we learn (epistemology) is important. How we learn within science is through the tried and tested scientific method. Usually, we come up with a hypothesis and make a prediction, we run our experiment as appropriately controlled […]
In a world where Netflix high-fives you with one hand and slaps you with the other, we constantly have to battle the chaos of misinformation. Although Netflix picked up scientist and policy advocate Dr. Tim Caulfield’s show debunking fake health practices, “A User’s Guide to Cheating Death”, they ended up letting go of any desire […]
This post was first published on The Conversation, which features relevant and informed articles written by researchers and academics in their areas of expertise and edited by experienced journalists. Health products, like detox teas and mood-boosting waters, rely on a lack of neuroscientific knowledge to make their claims. Some of these claims are unsubstantiated, while […]
When a pseudoscience product is behind my computer screen or only attainable through an infomercial, though it bothers me, I feel safe-guarded because I can choose to tune it out. What’s more harrowing in my opinion is when a pseudoscience product finds its way to my hometown, sneaking into my grocery store. One product that […]
In not allowing #BlackLivesMatter to become a fading trend, we must keep learning about anti-Black racism. Anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism intersects with every aspect of our lives. Thus, we have to talk about it in the scientific community. Since #ShutDownAcademia trended on Twitter in June, many Black neuroscientists joined other academics and shared stories of […]
Science and statistics only measure reported cases of abuse. Many people, proportionally more women and children, are left to silently suffer. Despite notable writers contributing to national news agencies, domestic abuse has been a back-burner topic amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. On Twitter, the platform I’m most acquainted with, some have mentioned that being quarantined at […]
Resilient people have always been inspiring to me. Real stories of triumph in the face of disease, discomfort, or distress also allow us to center ourselves. They may allow us to sympathize and empathize, but they also shine a light on what we have to be grateful for. My personal experiences with trauma have led […]
