Brainwaves & Schizophrenia
Mental illness alters brainwaves during neural processing.
Modeling Regret
Computer models simulate human behavior better when they learn to regret.
Lost City Vent
An unusual deep-sea vent may have churned out the first seeds of life.
Brain Geometry
When we hallucinate, what we see may actually be the architecture of our own brains.
Metabolism Roundup
Artificial sweeteners cause rats to slow down their metabolism and gain weight.
Podcast
What happened to our vitamin C, new insights into childhood leukemia, and why artificial sweeteners …
Averaging Faces
Creating "averaged" faces from multiple photographs improves face recognition software.
Pre-Leukemic Cells
Scientists have identified precancerous cells that give rise to a form of childhood leukemia.
Hunger Forecast
A new model predicts where global warming may trigger future food shortages.
Vitamin C Loss
A listener asks: If vitamin C is essential to our survival, why can't our bodies produce it?
Bioengineering Roundup
Researchers use a diatom's genes to design a better microchip.
Podcast
How air pollution could cause heart disease. Global warming may make Antartica vulnerable to …