Katrina Borthwick

Reading some of the latest research on chronic pain management led me down a rabbit hole of further reading, and the discovery of just how damn weird and counterintuitive pain is. I can totally see ... (1475 words)

Bronwyn suggested I do a bit of psychology myth-busting. So here goes. There are so many I could write a book, so I've picked five. You will notice I haven't included any that relate to actual mental ... (891 words)

On the 26th of May Elon Musk's brain chip firm, Neuralink, announced that they had received FDA approval to launch their first in-human clinical study of a brain implanted device. This is just after ... (1703 words)

Well, hello there! Craig isn't looking and Mark is busy writing, so I thought I would slip in here and write the editorial for this week. It's pretty timely as I've been pondering a bit about what it ... (380 words)

If only it was that simple. Curiosity is part of the human condition, and we are always seeking out information. We devour it. But the world is overflowing with information, and it is really hard to ... (1179 words)

What is it? The ketogenic (keto) diet is based on reducing carbohydrate intake drastically, usually to less than 50g a day, and increasing protein and particularly fat intake. This diet creates a ... (1141 words)

P-hacking is a data analysis technique that can be used to present patterns as statistically significant when there is really no underlying effect. It is a misuse of statistics and a ... (1077 words)

No, I'm not talking Skynet here or robots overrunning the earth. I'm talking about the more subtle tools in the background that tend to do a bunch of boring administration. You probably haven't even ... (1220 words)