Prosthetic Touch
New advances are giving amputees the ability touch and feel through prosthetic hands.
Curiosity to Learn
Heightened curiosity about one subject primes people to learn less interesting information as well.
Syrian Cultural Site Destruction
War in Syria is reducing much of the country’s cultural heritage to rubble.
Campfire Stories
Campfires may have played a big role in bringing early humans together.
Disaster Tweets
Tweets help civil engineers build higher performing buildings, roads and bridges.
Early Autism Intervention
An early intervention for autism shows promise for helping babies who have not yet been diagnosed with the condition.
Elderly Sleep
Insomnia in older adults is due to a failure in brain circuitry.
Chinese Internet Censorship
A study tests the limits of China’s internet freedoms.
Getting by Girls
In today’s economy, average students may face growing challenges.
Brain & Behavior Roundup
Marijuana may adversely affect brain development in young users.
History of Homicide Database
A database of homicides in Europe since the year 1200 may help explain extremely long-term trends.
Friendship Genetics
Your friends may be as closely related to you as a fourth cousin.
Bubble Brains
In stock trading simulations, people's brains indicate whether or not they'll get out before the bubble bursts.
Ancient Cat History
Humans and cats kept close company in a Chinese village 5,300 years ago.
Walkable Neighborhood Health
Walkable neighborhoods may lower their residents' risk of obesity and diabetes.
UV Addiction
UV light may have an opiate-like effect, leading to addiction and even withdrawal symptoms.
Mind Reading
The ability to read someone’s mood or understand what’s on their mind is something that’s learned, according to a new study.
Podcast for 18 June 2014
CHANGING BRAINS (Encore Presentation) - Why London taxi drivers have bigger brains, how eye movements reveal what we've really seen, and why emulating the eye movements of experts produces better surgeons. And, what long-dead brains can tell us about mental illness. Also: how violent video games could be changing young men's brains.
Sustainable Stuff
Manufactured goods today have so many parts from so many places that even the companies that sell them can’t keep track.
Pregnancy Taste Changes
Researchers are identifying molecular changes in taste receptors that occur during pregnancy.
Phone Mood Prediction
Could analyzing phone conversations help predict mood?
Height Adjustable Desks
Sedentary workers report increased job performance and creativity after they start using adjustable height desks.