CNN recently covered some fun physiological research from the University of Maryland that showed that music – music you like – really is good for your heart:
… Read the rest “Music opens your heart. No, really.”Miller thought,
New Scientist examines the harmful health effects of the power of negative thinking:
… Read the rest “Imaginary poisons.”The placebo effect has an evil twin: the nocebo effect, in which dummy pills and negative expectations
The Colbert Report recently made science news over the space station naming controversy. Well, unbowed and unbloodied, the “right-wing” “pundit” once again… Read the rest “For those on the right, sorry, he really is joking.”
Washington University in St. Louis has been looking at depressed people’s brains – specifically the “default mode network,” a series of connections that link… Read the rest “Depressed brains are… depressed.”
New Scientist, always on the raw, throbbing edge of behavioral science, reveals the heartwarming findings about the couple that spanks together:
… Read the rest “Spank for a happy relationship!”SPANKING is stressful at first, but it
Science Daily reports the dipsomanic discovery that men aren’t impressed by girls who try to outdrink them… but that’s not stopping girls from trying:
… Read the rest “Spring Break Science: Girls, don’t try outdrinking boys.”A survey of 3,616
ScientificBlogging.com invites the military to join in the PLUR culture: Patriotism, Love, Unity and Respect. New research shows that if you really want to support the troops, you should… Read the rest “X for the Veterans!”
SONG: “Mama Never Taught Me” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: “Can experiences be passed on to offspring? … Read the rest “SONG: Mama Never Taught Me”
WebMD, usually a reassuring site filled with comforting medical knowledge, shares the recent finding that a common blood pressure drug is not actually erasing our memories, but just kind… Read the rest “Relax. We’ll clean those memories right out.”
New Scientist educates us about a new study suggesting that pregnant moms’ mental workouts can affect their unborn kids’ brains:
… Read the rest “Teach ’em young. If not earlier.”Larry Feig at Tufts University School of
SciAm clears up a secret of success that font-freaks already know instinctively. If we’re really going to get things done, you’ve got to tell it to us straight:
… Read the rest “Clear typefaces make life easier.”Those who had
The Monkey Wire (no, really) is jumping with news of a study that shows chimpanzee babies are smarter than humans:
… Read the rest “Outchimped… with affection.”Daily Express
Professor Kim Bard, of the Centre for the Study of Emotion
LiveScience pulls the cover back on another battle of the sexes with a study that shows men and women dream differently:
… Read the rest “Dreams of sex and horror.”Parker corroborated participants’ dreams with actual life
SciAm launches a new volley in the war on drugs – specifically an exotic plant known to some as “Psychotria.” On the street, it’s likely to be called “java”… Read the rest “The jitters. The voices. Freshen your cup?”
Tel Aviv researchers are revolutionizing urban design, PhysOrg.com reports, by designing cities for rats. Normally thought of as vermin, the critters can navigate the street plans to… Read the rest “The Rat-Planned City.”
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