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SciFri Radio: How Undecided Are 'Undecided Voters?'
Just how undecided are 'undecided voters?' New research published this week in the journal Science looks at 'automatic mental associations' and...
SciFri Radio: Treating Depression
In this segment, we'll talk about what depression is and what can be done about it. Conventional therapies for depression involve medications and...
SciFri Radio: Genetics and ADHD
Researchers believe they have found a genetic factor linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, and the change in the brain...
SciFri Radio: Stroke of Insight
In this segment, guest host Joe Palca talks with Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist who suffered a stroke in 1996 at the age of 37.
SciFri Radio: New Research into Stroke and the Brain
We'll hear about two new medical studies dealing with strokes, losses of brain function due to problems in the brain's blood supply.
SciFri Radio: Tune Deafness and the Brain
What's going on in the brains of tune deaf people who just can't distinguish a correct note from an incorrect one?
SciFri Radio: Monkey's Thoughts Move Robot Arm
Researchers have developed a neural interface for a prosthetic robotic arm that works in real-world situations. We'll talk about the research, and...
SciFri Radio: Looking Inside the Human Brain
What's really going on inside your head? We'll talk with scientists using functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the workings of the human...
SciFri Radio: Monarch Migration Molecular Mechanism
What drives monarch butterflies to undertake a mass migration, traveling thousands of miles to pine groves in Mexico?
SciFri Radio: The Body Has A Mind of Its Own
How your body sees itself -- and the world around it -- may have a big influence on how it behaves.
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A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa suggests that honey helps kill the bacteria that cause chronic sinusitis. Read more about the study.
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SciFri guest Ivor van Heerden says that perhaps the best thing we can do to protect coastal Louisiana against hurricanes is to let the river run wild. Listen to van Heerden. This allows new wetlands to be created, which can reduce wave energy significantly.
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Wary of vaccinations? SciFri guest, Paul Offit, says vaccines are probably more rigorously tested than anything else we consume. Listen to Dr. Offit.
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SciFri guest Aaron Rowe explains the advantages of smaller spacecraft: Listen. Find out about a new development in the micro craft design--a material that can change color depending on whether the craft is in sun or shadow to reflect or absorb light. Listen to Rowe.
Newsbrief: Mapping the Social Brain
What goes through your head when you hear about your reputation, or social status?
Newsbrief: Dogs Bark, Birds Chirp, Fish Grunt
The origin of vocal communication--like talking--may date back to prehistoric fish.
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Video: Read My Brain
We stopped in at Columbia University's Program for Imaging and Cognitive Sciences for a quick fMRI.
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