A Hot Drink on a Hot Day Can Cool You Down
A rigorous experiment revealed that on a hot, dry day, drinking a hot beverage can help your body stay cool
July 10, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Temple Grandin on a New Approach for Thinking About Thinking
The famed author and advocate for people with autism looks at the differences in how the human mind operates
July 2012 |
By Temple Grandin
Let the Children Play, It's Good for Them!
A leading researcher in the field of cognitive development says when children pretend, they’re not just being silly—they’re doing science
July 2012 |
By Alison Gopnik
What is So Good About Growing Old
Forget about senior moments. The great news is that researchers are discovering some surprising advantages of aging
July 2012 |
By Helen Fields
Your Brain, By the Numbers
Somehow, the brain is greater than the sum of its parts
July 2012 |
By Laura Helmuth
Animal Brains, More Beautiful Than You Could Ever Imagine
More than just eye candy, these images are teaching scientists new insights into how the brain is organized
July 2012 |
By Laura Helmuth
New Mind-Reading Device Lets Paralyzed People Type
Using an fMRI machine and innovative software, researchers have figured out how to enable typing without moving a muscle
June 29, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Experiments Show We Really Can Learn While We Sleep
Our minds are surprisingly active during deep sleep, capable of cementing memories we learned while awake
June 26, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Quick and Cheap DNA Sequencing On the Horizon?
A new technique reads DNA base by base by threading it through a tiny pore
May 29, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Mechanical Matchmaking: The Science of Love in the 1920s
Four "scientific" tests to determine whether your marriage will succeed or fail
May 23, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
The Science of Sleepwalking
A new study indicates that a surprisingly high number of us are prone to sleepwalking. Should you wake a sleepwalker?
May 17, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Better Feet Through Radiation: The Era of the Fluoroscope
In the 1940s and 50s, shoe stores were dangerous places. At the center of the shopping experience was the shoe-fitting fluoroscope—a pseudoscientific machine that became a token of mid-century marketing deception.
April 04, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
The Benefits of Daydreaming
A new study indicates that daydreamers are better at remembering information in the face of distraction
April 03, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The 21st-Century American Prom
Renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark invites herself to the dance, capturing the poignant moment teenagers teeter on the edge of adulthood
April 2012 |
By Sloane Crosely
How Well Do We Really Remember A Crime Scene?
A new study shows that our ability to recall details is severely impaired after physical exertion
March 15, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Why Does Grapefruit Mess With Your Medicine?
The juicy fruit can cause negative side effects with a number of prescription and over-the-counter medicines
March 08, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Better Sleep in the Golden Years?
A large survey finds that the elderly are more satisfied with their sleep habits than are people in any other age group
March 01, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Alzheimer’s Disease Advance
There are reasons to be very positive about this result, but also reasons to be very cautious
February 15, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
Lab-grown Babies in the Year 2030
A 1930 book argued that women's "liberation from the dangers of childbirth" would be a crucial first step toward gender equality.
February 09, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
In The Future, All Women Will Be Amazons
A 1950 news report predicted that women in the year 2000 would be "more than six feet tall, wear a size 11 shoe, have shoulders like a wrestler and muscles like a truck driver."
January 20, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
