It’s Past Time to Reform Science Funding
It's harder and harder for young scientists to get needed funding, and that could do harm to future U.S. science.
Looking for a Kidney? The Traveling Salesman Might Be Able to Help
The famous math problem, that is. Don't ask an actual traveling salesperson for a kidney.
It’s Easy to Make People Help Others
Just make people feel lower on the social ladder (and that's easy too).
New Ideas May Spread Through Persuasion, Not Contagion
An experiment tracks how a new medical test spreads among doctors.
A Trip Into Bipolar Brains
A new study suggests intriguing structural differences between the brains of Type I and Type II bipolar disorder sufferers.
Biodiversity Isn’t Everything in Urban Environments
Paradoxically, insects and other animals eat more junk food in low-diversity median strips than in parks.
Brain Scans Could Help Diagnose Autism
Researchers use fMRI and computer algorithms to identify neural markers of autism.
Smoking Might Make It Harder to Quit Drinking
Researchers uncover a brain-chemistry connection between smoking and alcohol dependence.
Attitudes About Race Affect Actions, Even When They Don’t
Tiny effects of attitudes on individuals' actions pile up quickly.
Geography, Race, and LOLs
The online lexicon spreads through racial and ethnic groups as much as it does through geography and other traditional linguistic measures.