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Gesturing

March 27, 2002

Gesturing while speaking helps the speaker to think better.

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Tiled Tunnels

March 26, 2002

Why are tunnels always tiled? (easier to clean because soot doesn't penetrate the glazing)

Read moreTiled Tunnels

Laughter and Pain

March 25, 2002

Laughing at funny videos helps relieve pain in children.

Read moreLaughter and Pain

Old Memories

March 22, 2002

Memory loss due to aging can be overcome with a common memorization technique.

Read moreOld Memories

Cat Antidepressant

March 21, 2002

Testing an antidepressant drug's ability to calm anxious cats

Read moreCat Antidepressant

Growing Babies

March 20, 2002

Premature babies grow faster if exposed to cycled light.

Read moreGrowing Babies

Car Shock

March 19, 2002

Why do I get a shock when I get in my car? (static charge builds up and conducts through you)

Read moreCar Shock

Low-Flush Toilets

March 18, 2002

Low-flush toilets waste water as they age.

Read moreLow-Flush Toilets

Wound Healers

March 15, 2002

Using a special microscope to see how wound-healing fibroblasts reshape their environment

Read moreWound Healers

Seal Cam

March 14, 2002

Using Weddell seals to capture glimpses of Antarctic fish

Read moreSeal Cam

Holey Plants

March 13, 2002

Plants lose photosynthesis in areas beyond those chewed by insects

Read moreHoley Plants

Castor Oil

March 12, 2002

Does castor oil induce labor? (yes, for first-time mothers)

Read moreCastor Oil
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