When the ads for Mars vacations came on the TV, Doug Quaid couldn’t turn away. He thought about Mars at work, dreamed about it at night, badgered his wife about going there. She reminded him that they couldn’t afford it—and anyway, Saturn is much nicer. But he could not get Mars out of his head. … Continue reading “Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Magnovision?”
Author: Jeffrey M. Zacks
Jeffrey M. Zacks is Professor of Psychology and Radiology at Washington University in Saint Louis. He grew up in Okemos, Michigan, attended Yale and Stanford, and has studied cognition, neuroscience, and technology for more than 20 years. He loves research and classroom teaching, but also has a passion for improving brain health, for teaching science to the general public and for making media and technology work to improve lives.