Welcome to Brain Immortal. I’m Ben Zimmerman, and this is where I follow questions about life, neuroscience, bodies, and the occasional imaginary world.
You can choose the threads that interest you:
Essays
Whimsical musings about life and neuroscience, and ideas that resist a tidy category. Free, and published when I have something worth saying. Explore the essay archive.
Action Potential
A view across new neuroscience, especially aging and cognition, and an argument about what it could mean for everyday life. Free, every two weeks. Explore Action Potential.
Body of Evidence
A monthly letter from Intelligent Body Studio about chronic pain, coaching, and massage. Research in context, with practical questions from the studio. Free. Explore Body of Evidence.
Excellent Schemes
Persuasive white papers for ideas worth developing: the case, the objections, the next steps, and what support could make possible. This is the only paid stream, at $5/month or $50/year, with an optional founding membership. Introductions will be free; full papers will be for paid subscribers as they are released. Explore Excellent Schemes.
Fiction in Progress
An early look at stories that may become books. Follow a novel as it unfolds, one installment at a time. Free. Explore Fiction in Progress.
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If a question brought you here, I’d love to hear it.
Ben