Researchers from the UK’s University of Sheffield and Manchester Metropolitan University have taken a closer look at what’s really going on with all those hugely popular,… Read the rest “Chilling out: Starting to study the physiology of ASMR”
Science News shows how the marshmallow game – give a pre-teen one marshmallow now or let them wait, staring at it, for n minutes to get two later – is changing over time. Today’s… Read the rest “Kids are proving more patient than ever.”
The Guardian explores what the research doesn’t say about letting kids zonk out on their video games and iPads and computer screens and whatnot:
… Read the rest “Screen-time for kids: Science says… well… maybe not all that bad?”Andy Przybylski, associate professor
Scientific American recently ran a blog by Finnish psychologist and philosopher Frank Martela, who explains why Finland’s national skepticism about happiness might make them,… Read the rest “Finns aren’t happy about being named the happiest country on Earth.”
Of course. Of course. The Guardian reveals that orcas can use human speech when it suits them:
… Read the rest “Killer whales speak human. A little.”New research reveals that orcas are able to imitate human speech, in some cases at the first attempt,
Indiana University psychology researchers have definitely proved, after 10 years of study, that a particular kind of video game, as part of a brief brain-training regimen, can keep age-related… Read the rest ““Brain training” video game beats dementia in trials.”
Science Daily has more on the Texas and Virginia researchers who looked over 12,112 kids’ experiences growing up and concluded spanking – free of all other factors –… Read the rest “Spanking makes their behavior worse”
Popular Science wants to help you break the smartphone habit:
… Read the rest “Stop your smartphone from hijacking your brain.”“When we let ourselves space out and let our minds wander,” [Manoush] Zomordoi writes, “we do our most original thinking and
Science Daily reports on Barnard College and Tomsk State University researchers who have looked at dogs looking at (and sniffing) themselves and found that, yep, there’s evidence… Read the rest “Dogs know themselves (as if we didn’t know that already). By their noses.”
Science Daily investigates the process of dying – or rather, Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). Although people report very similar NDEs across cultures – looking down at their… Read the rest “Does your tunnel come after the white light?”
SONG: “I Had A Fever”.
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE:Can Microbes Encourage Altruism?,” Scientific American, 17 Jul 2017, as used in the post “Does kindness come from… Read the rest “SONG: I Had A Fever”
Scientific American takes a cold, calculating look at research into the origins of our behavior. Just like parasites can spur suicidal behavior in certain hosts (all the better to reproduce),… Read the rest “Does kindness come from germs? Are the better angels of our nature really a contagious infection?”
New Scientist takes a hard look at the realities of online harassment – how complicated it is to identify, why it’s increasing, and what can actually be done about it:
… Read the rest “Figuring out cyberbullying and online harassment. It’s harder than you’d think.”For example,
Science Daily investigates what makes “the peculiar” so peculiarly easy to remember:
… Read the rest “Memory is peculiar. And peculiar is memorable.”It’s this notion of ‘peculiarity’ that can help us understand
Science of Us looks over recent research showing that schoolkids learn better when they move around in class:
… Read the rest “No, kids – don’t take your seats. Not if you want to learn….”“Kids aren’t meant to sit still all day and take in information,” Steve Boyle,
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