Insights
Research-based explorations into how the mind, body, and behaviour actually work.
Inflammation has become a cultural shorthand for everything wrong with modern health. The biological reality is more precise — and more interesting. Inflammation is a defence system, not a disease.
Feb 5, 2026
The enteric nervous system contains more neurons than the spinal cord, and communicates bidirectionally with the brain via the vagus nerve. What happens in the gut does not stay in the gut.
Jan 10, 2026
Core body temperature is one of the most reliable biological signals the body uses to regulate arousal, metabolism, and cognitive state. Understanding its rhythm offers surprising leverage.
Dec 10, 2025