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Human Quirks: Living Well
April 24, 2020
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Link Between Obesity and Sleep Loss

Apr. 22, 2020 — Can staying up late make you fat? Researchers found the opposite to be true when they studied sleep in worms: It's not the sleep loss that leads to obesity, but rather that ... read more

Babies in the Womb May See More Than We Thought

Nov. 25, 2019 — Light-sensitive cells active in the retina even before the fetus can distinguish images may play a larger role in the developing eye and brain than previously thought. Intrinsically photosensitive ... read more

Watch out for 'Feather Duvet Lung' Caution Doctors

Nov. 18, 2019 — Watch out for 'feather duvet lung' doctors have warned after treating a middle aged man with severe lung inflammation that developed soon after he bought feather-filled ... read more

'I Knew That Was Going to Happen:' Déjà Vu and the 'Postdictive' Bias

Nov. 6, 2019 — Memory researchers have a new theory on why déjà vu is accompanied not only by feelings of prediction, but also an 'I knew that was going to happen' ... read more
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Why Is an Empty Shampoo Bottle So Easy to Knock Over?

Mar. 2, 2020 — It becomes annoyingly easy to knock over a shampoo bottle when it's nearly empty. This is an easily observed and annoying phenomenon that, according to a physics professor, yields insights into ... read more

How the Brain's Immune System Could Be Harnessed to Improve Memory

Feb. 11, 2020 — Inflammation can send the brain's immune cells into damaging hyperdrive, an effect that has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases that affect memory, like dementia. A new study finds these ... read more

Breathing May Change Your Mind About Free Will

Feb. 6, 2020 — Is free will just an illusion? For decades, a signal from the brain called the 'readiness potential' has been interpreted to mean that free will may be an illusion. Backed by signals from ... read more

Physics of Giant Bubbles Bursts Secret of Fluid Mechanics

Jan. 30, 2020 — A study inspired by street performers making gigantic soap bubbles led to a discovery in fluid mechanics: Mixing different molecular sizes of polymers within a solution increases the ability of a ... read more

What It's Like to Live Without a Sense of Smell

Jan. 22, 2020 — New research reveals the impact of smell loss. As many as one in 20 people live without smell. But until now there has been little research into the range of emotional and practical impacts it ... read more

Brewing a Better Espresso, With a Shot of Math

Jan. 22, 2020 — Researchers are challenging common espresso wisdom, finding that fewer coffee beans, ground more coarsely, are the key to a drink that is cheaper to make, more consistent from shot to shot, and just ... read more

How Playing the Drums Changes the Brain

Dec. 9, 2019 — People who play drums regularly for years differ from unmusical people in their brain structure and function. The results of a new study suggest that they have fewer, but thicker fibers in the main ... read more

Through the Eyes of Animals

Dec. 3, 2019 — Humans are now closer to seeing through the eyes of animals, thanks to an innovative software ... read more

Simulations Suggest Embryo Selection Based on Traits Like Height or IQ Is Still Far Off

Nov. 21, 2019 — The recent live births resulting from human embryonic CRISPR editing have heightened global concerns regarding 'designer babies.' Currently, the most practical approach to genetic ... read more

Some Hyper-Realistic Masks More Believable Than Human Faces, Study Suggests

Nov. 21, 2019 — Researchers asked participants to look at pairs of photographs and decide which showed a normal face and which showed a person wearing a mask. Surprisingly, participants made the wrong call in one in ... read more

Artificial Intelligence System Gives Fashion Advice

Oct. 24, 2019 — A computer science team has developed an artificial intelligence system that can look at a photo of an outfit and suggest helpful tips to make it more ... read more

Why, Sometimes, We Don't See What We Actually Saw

Oct. 23, 2019 — Neuroscientists say they have identified how people can have a 'crash in visual processing' -- a bottleneck of feed-forward and feedback signals that can cause us not to be consciously ... read more

Real Texture for Lab-Grown Meat

Oct. 21, 2019 — Researchers have grown rabbit and cow muscles cells on edible gelatin scaffolds that mimic the texture and consistency of meat, demonstrating that realistic meat products may eventually be produced ... read more

New Haptic Arm Places Robotics Within Easy Reach

Oct. 20, 2019 — Imagine being able to build and use a robotic device without the need for expensive, specialist kit or skills. That is the vision that researchers have now turned into reality, creating a ... read more

Do We Trust Artificial Intelligence Agents to Mediate Conflict? Not Entirely

Oct. 16, 2019 — We may listen to facts from Siri or Alexa, or directions from Google Maps or Waze, but would we let a virtual agent enabled by artificial intelligence help mediate conflict among team members? A new ... read more

Analysis of US Labor Data Suggests 'Reskilling' Workers for a 'Feeling Economy'

Oct. 7, 2019 — A study of US labor data suggests AI is already taking 'thinking economy' jobs from humans, and this trend will grow in the future. This will push more people into 'feeling ... read more

How the Colon Prioritizes Gas Detox Over Energy Use

Oct. 7, 2019 — Smelly flatulence is one way our bodies manage our well-being. It turns out expelling noxious gas takes priority in our ... read more

'Personalized DJ' Music Playlist Algorithm Matches Songs to Listeners' Changing Moods

Oct. 2, 2019 — Imagine having a disc jockey inside your computer who matches the music played to your current frame of mind. According to new research, machine learning can approximate that experience creating ... read more

Can Excessive Athletic Training Make Your Brain Tired? New Study Says Yes

Sep. 26, 2019 — You'd expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the brain tired too? A new study suggests that the answer is ... read more

Portable Electronics: A Stretchable and Flexible Biofuel Cell That Runs on Sweat

Sep. 25, 2019 — A unique new flexible and stretchable device, worn against the skin and capable of producing electrical energy by transforming the compounds present in sweat, was recently developed and patented. ... read more
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