Mars Road Trip, Bird Penises (or Lack Thereof), and More
A roundup of science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our fancy.
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Bad Diagnosis for New Psychiatry “Bible”
Many experts say the DSM's approach to mental illness is outdated, and it's time to move on.
Mine-detecting Honeybees, Deciphering Teenage Sounds, and More
A roundup of science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our fancy.
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Studies Question Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment
A skin cancer drug shown to lessen Alzheimer's symptoms in mice may not work as originally claimed.
Desktop Diaries: Daniel Kahneman
"I have always emphasized the willingness to discard," says psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman. That philosophy works on two levels—forget desk trinkets, Kahneman doesn't have a desk—and he doesn't hoard ideas either he says.
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Desktop Diaries: Daniel Kahneman
A visit with psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences in 2002.
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Microexpressions: More Than Meets the Eye
By studying split-second facial expressions, psychologists hope to uncover hidden emotional cues.
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The Myth of Multitasking
Psychologist Clifford Nass says multitasking may be killing our concentration and creativity.
Why Do I Get Nostalgic?
That bittersweet longing for the past can have an important impact on the present.
What Scared the Fearless Woman?
Patients once considered insensitive to fear can experience the sensation in response to internal triggers, a new study shows.