Digital Puppets Mimic Celebrities With Chilling Accuracy
No job, it seems, is safe from the machines, and that includes actors. Computer researchers from the University of Washington…
False Positive fMRI Revisited
A new paper reports that one of the most popular approaches to analyzing fMRI data is flawed. The article, available…
'Kill Switches' Keep GMOs on a Short Leash
Gene editing has received a lot of press recently, thanks to a slew of recent advancements that allow scientists to…
NASA Returns to Jupiter 20 Years After Galileo
When Galileo Galilei turned his telescope to Jupiter in 1610, he uncovered the planet’s four large moons, as well as…
Do women like sexual objectification? According to this study, it depends on who's doing it.
With the popularity of anti-cat-calling videos this past year, you might think the answer is simple: modern women do not…
Migrating Monarchs Bring Out Citizen Scientists in the Holiday Season
As monarch butterflies take their annual migratory trip to the west coast in winter, citizen scientists help researchers keep track…
A Camera That Sees Methane
Swedish scientists have built a camera that makes methane gas visible. The tool could help researchers study greenhouses gases and answer…
Q-carbon Puts Diamonds in Second Place
Long ago, ancient scientists attempted to master the craft of alchemy, or the mythical process of turning lead into gold. Alchemy…
Do Bilingual People Have a Cognitive Advantage?
For years, psychologists have been debating the “bilingual advantage” – the idea that speaking more than one language fluently brings…
How Terrorist Attacks Influence Mental Health
On November 13 2015, a series of coordinated attacks in Paris left 130 people dead. A week later, armed gunmen…