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.
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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




