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Phil Jaekl

Phil Jaekl is a freelance science writer and author with an academic background in cognitive neuroscience. His latest book is Out Cold: A Chilling Descent into the Macabre, Controversial, Lifesaving History of Hypothermia. He lives in the Norwegian Arctic in Tromsø.

The Animals That Exist Between Life and Death

At the dawn of microbiology, scientists glimpsed unseen worlds and stumbled into a philosophical purgatory

April 16, 2025

How the Night Sky Speaks to Us

An acoustic experiment reveals that spooky forest sounds may come from above.

August 13, 2024

Why We Sense Somebody Who Isn’t There

When expectations aren’t met, our brains spook us.

December 19, 2023

I Didn’t Know My Mind Was So Strange Until I Started Listening to It

I took part in an experiment to decipher my inner thoughts.

October 4, 2022

The Accident That Led to Machines That Can See

The beauty of this breakthrough is serendipity.

October 19, 2021