Sex & Spatial Thinking
Gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities may be strongly influenced by culture.
Star Distance
Astronomers calculate the distance to the furthest stars by comparing them to stars they know.
Teaching Math Anxiety
Female teachers may pass their own math anxiety to the girls they teach.
Value of Most
English speakers agree on a surprisingly narrow numerical value for the word "most."
Podcast
Sleeping birds, sperm wars, looking for water on distant planets, and the value of "most".
Accounting Fraud Alert
A new algorithm looks for accounting fraud by analyzing non-financial statistics.
Virtual Sounds
New computer programs generate real-time, accurate sounds for virtual-reality events.
Podcast
Dinosaurs get re-sized, why we favor a biased media, people who never forget a face and more.
Star Distance II
Astronomers calculate the distance to the furthest stars by comparing them to stars they know.
Star Distance I
Astronomers use a concept called parallax to calculate the distance to the nearest stars.
Podcast
How to calculate the distance of stars, new uses for old rocks in the fight against global warming, and why video games might actually be good for your vision.
Antikythera Mechanism
An ancient astronomical calculator had a dedicated calendar for the Olympics and other games.
Seeing in STEREO
Solar physicists see the sun in 3-D with NASA's STEREO Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory.
Podcast
COMPUTERS & BIOLOGY: Both bacteria and beetles promise to speed up computing, a computer game that could lead to a cure for deadly diseases, and more.
Bacterial Computing
Bacteria may be the backbone of some future supercomputers.
Math Roundup
A large international study suggests that girls only lag behind boys in math achievement in cultures where gender inequality remains a problem.
Most Powerful Laser
The world's most powerful laser can create miniature stars right in the laboratory.
Brainwaves & Schizophrenia
Mental illness alters brainwaves during neural processing.
Brain Geometry
When we hallucinate, what we see may actually be the architecture of our own brains.
Oscar Nods
Working with big names helps get you an Oscar nomination, but knowing Academy voters doesn't.
DNA Music Roundup
DNA is more than just an instruction manual for life. In fact, genes may actually function more like a well-orchested symphony.
Bus Schedule Math
Engineers have developed a mathematical algorithm for optimizing bus schedules.