Picasso’s Paint
High-energy X rays have resolved a longstanding question about Picasso's materials.
Brain Sensor Tattoos – 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Coverage
Sensors the size of temporary tattoos could transform how brain signals are monitored.
Podcast for 16 February 2013
2013 AAAS ANNUAL MEETING, BOSTON, MA - Researchers are discussing how to treat psychological …
Hard Labor – 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Coverage
Other people help human mothers through the emotional and physical aspects of the birth process, …
Ape Psychopathology – 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Coverage
Chimpanzees in captivity sometimes suffer from simian versions of psychiatric disorders.
Facebook Memory
We remember Facebook posts much better than sentences from books or actual faces.
Harmonica Colds
A listener asks if he can reinfect himself with the same cold.
Bad Multitaskers
People who multitask the most are probably the ones who should multitask the least.
Podcast for 8 February 2013
MICROBIAL LIFE - How antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread, tracing HIV back millions of years, and …
Storm Cloud Life
A world of bacterial life inhabits storm clouds high in the atmosphere.
Mood & Brainpower Roundup
Mood can affect older adults’ performance on cognitive tests.
Dung Beetle Navigation
Dung beetles use the Milky Way to roll their dung balls in a straight line.