Science

Harvesting the Future: How GMOs Will Sustain a Changing World

September 12, 2018

Editing genetic material — something that we can now do more rapidly than ever — is not without its detractors. For many countries in the European Union, the sale of GMOs is cautiously restricted, as these modified products are believed to be agents of cancer and birth defects. Even in the United States

My Life With Tourette’s

August 10, 2018

I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in third grade, so each tap was a tic. TS is a genetic disorder that most experts believe is caused by nerve cells in the brain improperly releasing a neurotransmitter called dopamine. In every human brain, dopamine is a chemical messenger that nerve cells

How Emotions Are Made: A Q&A with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

July 25, 2018

We often think of our emotions as sudden and fleeting, and we pride ourselves on making our decisions based on reason and logic — not letting our emotions get in the way. The reality is a bit grayer. Our emotions, it seems, are a bit more complex than we think. We respond to them

Are We Alone? The Question is Worthy of Serious Scientific Study

July 2, 2018

Are we alone? Unfortunately, neither of the answers feel satisfactory. To be alone in this vast universe is a lonely prospect. On the other hand, if we are not alone and there is someone or something more powerful out there, that too is terrifying.

Applying Neuroscience to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

June 18, 2018

Together with its partner organization the Korean Institute of Brain Science, the International Brain Education Association (IBREA) organizes a conference at the United Nations every year and submits a subsequent statement to the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The yearly conference

Will Electronic Tattoos Ever Go Mainstream?

June 16, 2018

An electronic tattoo that bends with body tissue and is able to sense brain-wave activity, muscle movement, and heart activity? It may sound like science fiction, but scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University, among others, have been working on these

The Hipster Paradox: The Science of Why Hipsters Are So Mainstream

June 10, 2018

Where I work, my customers drink beer, a lot of beer. But not the trendy, craft microbrews flooding in from San Diego and Portland. They drink cheap beer — Coors, Budweiser, and, most of all, Pabst. They bring out their finest plaid shirts, Stetson high-crown hats, and Western boots for a night full of

“Predicting” the Future: A Look Into Psi Phenomena

June 9, 2018

Ask a handful of people if they believe in the abilities of psychics, and you will find a bitter divide between several distinct camps: some put full faith in a psychic’s capacity to predict the future, while others are staunch in their skepticism. The subfield of science that seeks to gather empirical evidence

On Fear, Emotions, and Memory: An Interview with Dr. Joseph LeDoux

June 6, 2018

Joseph LeDoux has spent 30 years studying the biological underpinnings of memory and emotion, especially the mechanisms of fear. A Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science and professor of neural science and psychology at New York University, his concentration on the amygdala, that

Like Sightseeing in Paris — A New Model for Brain Communication

June 3, 2018

Many of our most common, debilitating and socially expensive health problems involve our brains — such as dementia, depression, and drug addiction. We know that regions of our brain are constantly sending and receiving electrical signals through a vast network of nerve connections, and that this exchange

Exploring the Uncanny Valley

May 27, 2018

With bright red lips, rosy cheeks, and painted smiles, clowns are creepy. They make us balloons shaped like puppies, dance, and tell jokes — they even come out of small clown cars, all to make us laugh. So why are these (supposedly) beloved clowns so unnerving? It’s because of the “uncanny valley”

Scientists Reanimate Disembodied Pigs’ Brains — But for a Human Mind, It Could Be A Living Hell

May 20, 2018

Do you want to live forever? If so, there’s some good news. Or so it seems. For it appears that we may have taken a step closer to making immortality reality. In a recent meeting at the National Institutes of Health, Yale neuroscientist Nenad Sestan revealed that his team has successfully reanimated

“Yanny” Versus “Laurel”: When Your “Reality” is Open to Interpretation

May 16, 2018

It’s the return of the great “What color is this dress?” controversy of 2015, but in audio form. By the time I had heard “Laurel” I immediately began researching the reasons for the differences of opinion. Some had said age matters, or what kind of speakers you are listening to with, or if you have some kind of hearing loss, but I had a chance to immediately put this to the test.

Special Like Starfish: The “Liquid Gold” Within the Umbilical Cord

May 13, 2018

Along with what color to paint the nursery and what to name the baby, the decision of what to do with their baby’s cord blood is now another choice parents-to-be must make. Nancy Swanson is grateful for the mother who opted to publically donate her baby’s cord blood to the National Marrow Donor Registry

The United Nations’ Universal Environmental Conscience

April 21, 2018

Our planet’s current unprecedented challenges have moved the environment from being a marginal issue to being center stage in political and economic decision-making at the national and global levels. The climate is changing, natural disasters are on the rise and resources are becoming scarce. Seasons are altering and sea levels and temperatures are rising.

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