Behavior
Emotions, perception and the biological processes of living organisms
How Weather Models and Google Could Help Forecast Flu Season
Principles from the weather models that predicted Sandy a week ahead of time might be used to warn about the flu before it arrives
November 27, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Voluntary Guidelines Aren’t Enough To Prevent Deaths From Bed Rails
At least 150 people have died in bed rail-related incidents over the past 9 years
November 26, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
New Device Digitally Projects Braille Directly onto Blind Patient’s Retina
The system uses surgically implanted electrodes so that a blind person can "see" the letters
November 22, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Why You’ll Still Have Room for Pie After Turkey and Stuffing
Scientists say the hormone ghrelin can drive us to eat high-calorie foods like desserts, even on a full stomach
November 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Tycho Brahe Probably Wasn’t Murdered, But These People Were
Here are some quite odd cases in which the people were probably murdered
November 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Images on Cigarette Packs Are Scarier to Smokers Than Text Warnings
A new study shows that nothing scares a smoker away from taking another puff more than a picture of how a body will look like after a lifetime of doing so
November 14, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Last Letters From Scott’s South Pole Team Are Heart Breaking
To mark the 100 year anniversary of their deaths, the letters of Scott's team have been published in a book
November 13, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
In Study, iPads and Readers Help Those With Vision Loss Read Faster
Researchers say that the larger fonts and backlights available on tablets help improve reading speeds
November 12, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Watch These Beetles Tear the Feathers off a Parrot
Sometimes you just want a skeleton
November 08, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
In Experiments, Caffeine Accelerates the Brain’s Verbal Processing
A new study shows that the equivalent of a few cups of coffee can help us process words more quickly and accurately
November 07, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
How Does the Brain Process Art?
New imaging techniques are mapping the locations of our aesthetic response
November 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
Even in Healthy Adults, High-Fat Fast Foods Affect Arteries Almost Immediately
In a new study, people who ate a pair of fatty sausage and egg sandwiches for breakfast showed reduced blood vessel health by the afternoon
October 31, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
While the East Coast Focused on Sandy, Typhoon Son-tinh Battered East Asia
Sandy was not the only tropical cyclone this week
October 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Scientists Use Cadaver Hands to Study the Dangers of Pumpkin Carving
A rigorous experiment compared pumpkin-carving tools to determine the safest way to carve a pumpkin
October 26, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Two Pillars of Skepticism—Leon Jaroff and Paul Kurtz—Died This Weekend
Leon Jaroff and Paul Kurtz both died this weekend. Together, the two men represent some of the founding ideas of the modern skeptic community
October 22, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Carbon Dioxide in a Crowded Room Can Make You Dumber
A new experiment shows that the collective carbon dioxide exhaled by people around you might cause you to think more slowly
October 22, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
What Is the Most Annoying Sound in the World?
A new study examines the neurological basis for unpleasant noises—and finds exactly which sounds are the most irritating
October 16, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Marshmallow Test Gets More Complicated
A new study finds that in a study of self control, the perception of trustworthiness matters
October 15, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Man Who Deserved ’66 Percent of the Credit’ for Cloning Dolly Has Died
Earlier this week Keith Campbell, one of the scientists responsible for Dolly, died at the age of 58
October 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Kenai the Sea Otter, Rescued From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Has Died
One of the last two otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill has just passed away
October 11, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
