George Musser

Contributing writer

George Musser is an award-winning science writer and editor. He was a senior editor at Scientific American for 15 years and has written two books on fundamental physics, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory” (2008) and “Spooky Action at a Distance” (2015). He has written for Science, Nature, Quanta, Aeon, Nautilus, The New York Times and other publications. His website is georgemusser.com. He tweets at @gmusser.

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Neural networks Microphone

Can an emerging field called ‘neural systems understanding’ explain the brain?

By George Musser
5 June 2024 | 20 min read
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Spectrum

How ‘social touch’ shapes autism traits

By George Musser
29 May 2019 | 17 min read
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Spectrum Microphone

The predictive coding theory of autism, explained

By George Musser
1 May 2019 | 6 min read
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Spectrum

How virtual reality is transforming autism studies

By George Musser
24 October 2018 | 19 min read
An picture to illustrate a ‘predictive coding’ theory of autism suggests that many of the condition’s hallmark traits occur when sensory input overrides expectation in the brain.
Spectrum

How autism may stem from problems with prediction

By George Musser
7 March 2018 | 19 min read

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