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Has Standardized Testing Run Its Course?

March 24, 2019

The human brain is the most multifaceted biological puzzle in the known universe; consequently, it is enormously difficult to simultaneously assess the knowledge, skills, and content understanding of large quantities of individuals with standardized testing alone. Regardless, for the past decade and a half

Trust And Communication Can Help “Helicopter Parents” Land Safely

March 22, 2019

Known as “helicopter parents” for the way they hover around their children’s lives, are those parents that monitor their children’s behavior obsessively, looking for any chance of problems or issues. Many studies have likened parental engagement in a child’s education with better grades, less substance abuse, and increase

Our Musical Birdbrains: Why Do Birds (And Humans) Sing?

March 18, 2019

Birds are perhaps the most admired of creatures in the animal kingdom. Their beautiful plumage dazzles the eye, and their ability to fly evokes a sense of awe. They have been the subject of innumerable poems and have appeared in the art of virtually every culture since the earliest cave paintings

How Climate Change Affects Our Brains

March 15, 2019

Call it what you want — global warming or climate change — but we can all agree that it isn’t beneficial for anyone. In fact, the latest studies are beginning to show just how much of an impact climate change has had in the past, is currently having, and may have on the way human beings evolve in the future.

The Violent Brain: Ingredients of a Mass Murderer

March 15, 2019

Researchers have posed the same questions and, with recent scientific advancements, have been able to note personality-based, neurological, and even genetic-based commonalities in these violent individuals. Most experts will agree that there isn’t a single determining factor that creates a mass murderer, but when

Happiness from a Parent’s Perspective

March 9, 2019

Most of us can recall, as children, waiting anxiously for a promised treat from a parent or grandparent. The classic 1972 experiment by Walter Mischel of Stanford University found that only one-third of children were able to delay for 15 minutes eating a single marshmallow, while left alone with it

Why Do We Love? The Science of Our Oldest Drive

March 6, 2019

The reason love is so hard to pin down scientifically isn’t just because it takes so many different forms (between friends, parents and offspring, pets, etc.) but because it’s not so much a part of the evolutionary urge as we first assumed. Some romantic love — like homosexuality, or the schoolyard crush we experience

Games for Health: Exploring How Video Games Can Improve Health and Health Care

March 4, 2019

The Games for Health Project was founded in 2004 and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Games for Health has been bringing together game designers and developers, medical professionals, researchers, and others for the Annual Games for Health Conference to share and discuss

Food Doesn’t Have to Look “Perfect” to Eat

March 3, 2019

Even though most of us might not prefer to identify as dedicated grocery shoppers, we have clear preferences when it comes to choosing the produce from the display: We do not go for the ugly ones.

Broadcasting The Breakthroughs: An Interview with Dr. Max Gomez

February 28, 2019

Dr. Max Gomez, better known to viewers as “Dr. Max,” the medical correspondent on WCBS-TV in New York, has enjoyed a long and prolific career as a science educator. His new book, “Cells Are the New Cure: The Cutting-Edge Medical Breakthroughs That Are Transforming Our Health,” is co-written with Robin Smith.

The “Tortured” Artist: Examining Creativity and Mental Illness

February 28, 2019

The image of the “tortured artist” is one that is easily recognized and has been around for thousands of years, solidifying in the minds of many that in order to be truly creative one must be touched by mental affliction. The idea is so persistent that numerous books and films have been made

Light At The End of the Tunnel: Searching for the Cause and Cure of MS

February 26, 2019

In Terry Mapes’ article “Searching for the Cause and Cure of MS” focused on the Tisch MS Research Center of New York and its annual free patient symposium. Several months later, the institution was granted what is very likely North America’s first FDA-approved stem-cell trial. It is considered

Stuttering: A Neurobiological Breakdown of Speech Fluidity

February 26, 2019

Imagine if a seemingly innocuous thought — such as the notion of speaking — triggered a response that left you in fear of all social situations. Now imagine it initiating a chain reaction which caused tension in the jaw, involuntary muscle movement, and increased heart rate, and brought on bouts of anxiety that exacerbated your inability

The Chicken or the Egg: Language or Thought?

February 25, 2019

Is English turning into Newspeak? In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” Newspeak was Oceania’s obtuse language that conveyed a meaning opposite of its words and promised to eradicate freedom and independent thought in the future. “How could you have a slogan …”

Basic Chemistry: Unraveling the Mysteries of Love, Sex, and Commitment

February 23, 2019

We spend most of our lives pining for it, analyzing it, regretting it, and falling in and out of it. But do we ever really understand love and our complex behaviors surrounding it? In their book, “The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction,” neuroscientist Larry Young, Ph.D., and journalist Brian Alexander tackle the topic

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