Jay Hosking

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Jay Hosking


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Jay Hosking obtained his neuroscience Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia, teaching rats how to gamble and studying the neurobiological basis of choice.

At the same time, he also completed a creative writing M.F.A. His short stories have appeared in The Dalhousie Review and Little Fiction, been long-listed for the CBC Canada Writes short story competition, and received an editor's special mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology.

He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, where he researches decision-making and the human brain. The author lives in Vancouver, B.C.. ...more

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Average rating: 3.41 · 943 ratings · 177 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors
Three Years with the Rat
3.41 avg rating — 943 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions
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“There are just some things that are outside of comprehension, even if we can quantify them. At some point, science becomes magic.”
― Jay Hosking, Three Years with the Rat
tags: life, logic, magic, quantum, quantum-mechanics, quantum-reality, reality, science
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“You'll always find what you bring with you.”
― Jay Hosking, Three Years with the Rat
tags: box, rat
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