Clean Energy and Sustainable Farming Have you ever wondered how we can simultaneously produce clean energy and promote sustainable farming practices? Well, unless you’re an environmental scientist or work in agriculture your answer might be a “no” – right? And that would be normal. Yet, in a world with a growing need for clean energy […]
If someone asked me why humans are made of so many atoms, I’d usually answer that it is “because you just need that many atoms to reach the level of complexity that a human body has.” However, that answer barely rephrases the initial question. If someone asked you, “Why do monkeys like bananas,” they would be pretty disappointed if you said that it is because they think bananas taste good. Schrödinger, of course, did a way better job answering the question.
As the first part of this short series on Alzheimer’s, I share with you my personal story with Alzheimer’s disease and my unlikely path to becoming an Alzheimer’s researcher.