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Joel Frohlich

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Joel Frohlich is a neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher studying brain stimulation at the University of Tübingen’s Institute for Neuromodulation and Neurotechnology in Germany. Before moving to Germany from the United States, he spent three years as a postdoctoral researcher studying consciousness in the laboratory of Martin Monti at UCLA.

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Astronomy

How a Total Eclipse Alters Your Psyche

The importance of feeling small and insignificant.

April 1, 2024
Geoscience

Could an Industrial Civilization Have Predated Humans on Earth?

A thought experiment plumbs archaeology and geology to ask whether our own species will leave a trace.

July 10, 2023
Psychology

My Out-of-Body Experience

In a sensory deprivation tank, I lost my body and found myself.

January 19, 2022
Technology

Here’s How We’ll Know an AI Is Conscious

An AI’s answer to this question can reveal its inner life—or lack thereof.

March 4, 2019
Technology

Should You Get an AI Nanny for Your Child?

September 7, 2018