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Sep 24, 2021 9:00 AM
Floating whirligig microchips could help us monitor nature without leaving a trace
Sep 23, 2021 7:00 PM
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Sep 29, 2020
Why do brains need sleep? These ‘twinkling’ star-shaped cells may help us find out
The cells, called astrocytes, act differently when we snooze.
Aug 6, 2020
Hitting a baseball is the hardest skill to pull off in sports. Here’s why.
A unique blend of physics and neuroscience makes the skill astronomically difficult.
Jun 29, 2020
Solving the medical mystery of a brain that sees numbers as spaghetti
The condition could help us better understand perception.
Jun 20, 2020
Your kids aren’t growing up too quickly, but your brain sure thinks they are
The idea of them growing any faster than the rest of us is a myth.
Jun 2, 2020
These two red dots are actually identical. Here’s how
It’s all thanks to the Ebbinghaus illusion.
May 30, 2020
Time isn’t real. Here’s how people capitalized on that.
Louis Armstrong and Albert Einstein showed that hours, minutes, and seconds can be stretched by perception and experience.
May 16, 2020
No one knows what a perfect night’s sleep actually looks like
The less you worry about your rest, the better it will be: That’s Jamie Zeitzer’s advice.
May 8, 2020
Here’s why your brain is so bad at those ‘spot the difference’ games
They entertained you for entire minutes at the dentist’s office.
