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Prosthetic Memory: A Camera That Gives Back Lost Moments Prosthetic Memory: A Camera That Gives Back Lost Moments
Observation changes even the smallest of observed particles. Can it change moments and memories, too?
by Meera Lee Sethi
Creature Feature
Slippery Negotiations in a Banana Republic Slippery Negotiations in a Banana Republic
Apes do negotiate—just not, apparently, with Ronald Reagan.
by Dan Strain
Pop Culture
The Ecological Consequences of Vampirism The Ecological Consequences of Vampirism
AKA, Wherein an Ecologist takes down New Moon
by Isla Myers-Smith
Green & Crunchy
Sheep Poo Paper: Saves Trees, Fertilizes Crops, Revives Dying Epistolary Art Sheep Poo Paper: Saves Trees, Fertilizes Crops, Revives Dying Epistolary Art
With a product name like this, YOU CANNOT FAIL.
by Meera Lee Sethi
Creature Feature
The Secret Life of Bed Bugs The Secret Life of Bed Bugs
Think Sex in the City is wicked? It doesn't hold a candle to the kinky things bed bugs get up to.
by Meera Lee Sethi
Human Nature
Turning a Blind Eye to Blindness Turning a Blind Eye to Blindness
The damage to their visual cortex means there's no way these patients can see. Why do they deny they're blind?
by Meera Lee Sethi
Human Nature
The Promise and Perils of Brain Massage The Promise and Perils of Brain Massage
Deep brain stimulation offers hope to many patients, but changing the brain’s signals can have unintended effects.
by Meera Lee Sethi
Health
Raising the (Apparently) Dead Raising the (Apparently) Dead
A partial and eclectic history of resuscitation techniques.
by Meera Lee Sethi
Health
Stress Everlasting: The Cautionary Tale of Stressed-Out Bunnies Stress Everlasting: The Cautionary Tale of Stressed-Out Bunnies
Could the seminal life cycle of snowshoe hares be explained by shell shock?
by Momoko Price
Green & Crunchy
The Kinda Food Where Greens Are Always Tastier The Kinda Food Where Greens Are Always Tastier
Green cuisine goes a long way for your belly and the environment.
by Karinna Sjo-Gaber
Realpolitik
The Ultimate Problemsolver: Computer + Evolution = Genius The Ultimate Problemsolver: Computer + Evolution = Genius
Computers using evolutionary algorithms are building NASA antennas, solving global warming and entertaining gamers.
by Elan Dubrofsky
Health
How One Doctor Fights the Grim Spectre of Bleeding to Death How One Doctor Fights the Grim Spectre of Bleeding to Death
Looks like the messy and deadly river of blood that flows from some trauma patients can be staunched.
by Lucas Rizoli
Human Nature
Nurture Your Inner Psychic - No Paranormal Powers Required! Nurture Your Inner Psychic - No Paranormal Powers Required!
How everyday mind reading skills help us navigate - or get lost in - the stormy landscape of human interactions
by Meera Lee Sethi
Pop Culture
Babe Scientists on Film Babe Scientists on Film
For best results in science, wear short shorts. And be sure your deep intellect is matched by deep cleavage.
by Sarah Fobes
Human Nature
What Ever Happened to Baby Albert? What Ever Happened to Baby Albert?
What happens when megalomanaical psychologists are allowed to experiment on babies with no ethical review board.
by Bryn Robinson
Human Nature
The (Real) Sound of Silence The (Real) Sound of Silence
Science shows what we all instinctively know: pauses in music speak loudly to the brain.
by Meera Lee Sethi
Human Nature
Science’s Beef With A Beard Science’s Beef With A Beard
All the most illustrious scientists had them. So why are they such bad news in the lab?
by Anne Casselman
Women’s Fliberation
Human Nature
Women’s Fliberation
by Tania Rabesandratana
Book Club: The Happiness Project
Pop Culture
Book Club: The Happiness Project
by Anya Weber
Q&A: Phillip Chee
Portraits
Q&A: Phillip Chee
by Meera Lee Sethi
Lessons from the Sea Squirt
Creature Feature
Lessons from the Sea Squirt
by Meera Lee Sethi
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