Francie DiepFrancie Diep is a science journalist based in Santa Barbara, California. Besides Popular Science, her work has appeared in Scientific American, Smithsonian, and elsewhere. She's fascinated...Read More AnimalsTrained Polar Bears Volunteer To Give Blood For ScienceThey wait patiently while a vet tech takes a sampleBy Francie DiepFebruary 26, 2015HealthReport: Americans Were Unscientific Jerks About The Ebola OutbreakOn quarantines, travel bans, and other iffy preventative measuresBy Francie DiepFebruary 26, 2015ScienceScientific Journal Publishes Papers Of 200 Words Or LessWe describe it briefly hereBy Francie DiepFebruary 25, 2015TechnologyGoogle's New AI Plays Atari Games As Well As You Can, Or BetterConquering the world, one videogame at a timeBy Francie DiepFebruary 25, 2015ScienceBacteria Pipe Food To Each Other Using Tiny TubesIf only I could make my neighbors feed me so easilyBy Francie DiepFebruary 24, 2015EntertainmentIn Oscar Predicting, Data Still Beats ExpertiseThe quants versus the critics, Year 3By Francie DiepFebruary 23, 2015TechnologyA Solar Panel You Wear On Your ArmTo continuously monitor your vital signsBy Francie DiepFebruary 23, 2015HealthThe World Health Organization Wants Everybody To Use Smart Syringes By 2020The syringes could help decrease HIV and hepatitis B and C infections worldwideBy Francie DiepFebruary 23, 2015ScienceHumans Can Only Distinguish Between About 30 Shades Of GrayJust a random fact we thought you might like to knowBy Francie DiepFebruary 19, 2015MilitaryDARPA Wants To Make Computer Networks Look More Like Sci-Fi Graphic NovelsAn intuitive, visual interface could make cybersecurity way less boringBy Francie DiepFebruary 18, 2015HealthThis Computer Program Can Tell Whether You’ve Taken A PlaceboEven when you can’tBy Francie DiepFebruary 18, 2015TechnologyCafeteria Trash Could Become Valuable NanotechnologyA way to make graphene from wasteBy Francie DiepFebruary 18, 2015HealthHow The Brain Creates Marijuana-Fueled MunchiesThe neuroscience of appetite is totally weirdBy Francie DiepFebruary 18, 2015ScienceYou'll Be Able To Buy A GMO Apple In 2017This new type of fruit received crucial USDA approval on FridayBy Francie DiepFebruary 17, 2015SpaceAmateur Astronomers Discovered A 120-Mile-Tall Plume Coming Off MarsAlmost nothing like it has ever been observed on the red planet beforeBy Francie DiepFebruary 16, 2015EntertainmentFantastic Physics Valentines You Can Use To Woo1. Print out double-sided 2. Give to crush 3. Garner endless loveBy Francie DiepFebruary 11, 2015HealthOnce, People Thought Chocolate Could Make You PregnantSome historical notions about the delicious stuffBy Francie DiepFebruary 11, 2015HealthBiology Ideas That Billionaire Peter Thiel Thinks Are Worth FundingTargeting "undruggable" proteins and putting stress sensors in watchesBy Francie DiepFebruary 11, 2015TechnologyIBM's Watson Could Become A Japanese BankerAww, its A.I. will also power cute personal robotsBy Francie DiepFebruary 10, 2015HealthLaser-Controlled And See-Through Brains Get Biomedical PrizeIn addition to being scientifically important, Karl Deisseroth's research makes for some really cool-looking picturesBy Francie DiepFebruary 9, 2015
