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Currently, only residents from certain countries and US states can opt out of certain Tracking Technologies through our Consent Management Platform. Additional options regarding these technologies may be available on your device, browser, or through industry options like AdChoices. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. Contrary to what many of my friends believe, good academics are always working—at least in the sense that when we’re stuck on a problem, which is most of the time, it’s impossible to leave it behind. A worthwhile problem is a brainworm: it stays with you until it’s resolved or replaced by another one. My Dartmouth colleague Luke Chang, a neuroscientist who studies what happens in people’s heads when we communicate, is no stranger to this affliction. One day, on a long drive back to Hanover, he found himself preoccupied with such a worm. The drive up I-89 is usually uneventful—a straight shot north, ideal for letting your mind off the leash. But Luke’s mind

Save this story Save this story Contrary to what many of my friends believe, good academics are always working—at least in the sense that when we’re stuck on a problem, which is most of the time, it’s impossible to leave it behind. A worthwhile problem is a brainworm: it stays with you until it’s resolved or replaced by another one. My Dartmouth colleague Luke Chang, a neuroscientist who studies what happens in people’s heads when we communicate, is no stranger to this affliction. One day, on a long drive back to Hanover, he found himself preoccupied with such a worm. The drive up I-89 is usua

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