Podcast
A car that matches your mood, is the taste of wine all in your head? Why sympathy hurts. And more.
Colleges Toss Tests
Many colleges have made standardized tests optional for admission.
Pain & Empathy
Watching someone in pain causes viewers to feel pain themselves.
Car Talk
Drivers make fewer mistakes when hearing a voice that matches their mood.
Self-Stereotyping
Both men and women do worse on an online math test when assigned a female avatar.
Pricey Wine
The price of a wine arbitrarily influences how pleasurable it is to drink.
Podcast
Sled dogs defy fatigue, inside the musician's brain, fooling a GPS system, and more.
Political Beliefs
A person's physical reaction to threats can predict their political beliefs.
Scary Monsters
A listener wonders why we fear irrational things when there are plenty of real threats out there.
Podcast
HALLOWEEN & POLITICS: What a good scare says about your politics, what's behind our irrational fears, and more.
Musician Brains
Trained musicians use both sides of their brains more effectively than non-musicians.
Podcast
Learning from electric eels, the roots of ticklishness, the health benefits of web surfing and maternal vaccines that protect babies.
Podcast
COGNITION: Crows don't forget a human face, magpies see themselves in mirrors, wasps remember each others' faces, how much memory can our brains store, and more.
Science of Magic
Magic tricks can reveal how the brain perceives the world.
Alcoholic Tree Shrews
A small mammal drinks alcohol without becoming intoxicated.
Podcast
AMAZING ANIMALS: A booze-guzzling mammal that doesn't get drunk, the world's tiniest snake, a seabird's murderous tendencies, and more.
Drug & Alcohol Roundup
Researchers find that harsh drug laws don't lead to a decrease in drug use.
Podcast
MIND & BODY: The science of magic, the hormone behind the mind-body connection and the brain chemical that could be responsible for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).