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How Mark Changizi Conquered Colorblindness With Glasses
This article originally appeared on io9. A pair of researchers from 2AI Labs have developed a wearable eyeglass device that effectively cures red-green color blindness. Called O2Amps, the technology works by leveraging our...
Science's spiritual side?
Some view science and religion as mutually exclusive, but this has not always been the case, as Katharine Sanderson discovers
Researcher uncovers hidden facts of Israeli-Palestinian water politics
The Israeli government has been forcing the Palestinian Authority into approving water infrastructure for illegal West Bank settlements for the past 15 years, according to research by a University of...
Tendency to fear is strong political influence
It’s no secret that fear is a mechanism often used in political campaigns to steer public opinion on hot-button issues [...]
It Takes a Thief: The Evolution of Selfishness
The kindness of mankind most likely developed from our more sinister and self-serving tendencies, according to University of Arizona and [...]
American Indians at greater risk of suicide after alcohol intoxication
American Indians are at much greater risk of suicide after acute alcohol intoxication, according to a study led by researchers [...]
A break for exploration
For some graduate students, January means a long slog through cold, gray days and seemingly endless hours in the lab or the library. For the hundreds of students in Harvard’s Graduate School...
Malaysia considers reward in dead-elephants case
Malaysian authorities will offer a $16,000 reward for information on 14 rare Borneo pygmy elephants found dead last month, if it is confirmed they were poisoned.
Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes – live Q&A
Maria Konnikova, author of Mastermind, will be answering your questions about harnessing the brain's innate powers of deduction between 1.30pm and 2.30pm on WednesdayAccording to Maria Konnikova, Sherlock Holmes's phenomenal memory and capacity...
Genes mix faster than stories
Folk tales' 'DNA' shows that people would sooner have sex with strangers than tell their fables.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12359
Overall eating patterns are most important for healthful eating
The overall pattern of food that a person eats is more important to a healthy diet than focusing on single foods or individual nutrients, according to a new position paper.
Giant colon coils through UBC campus
It isn't always easy to grab the attention of busy university students, but there's something about a 40-foot-long, 8-foot-high colon that is difficult to ignore. The replica was on campus...
Link between obesity and vitamin D clarified
People carrying gene variants tied to weight also prone to deficiency
GPS-equipped moose tracked by Saskatchewan scientists
People die every year in crashes involving moose, and now the University of Saskatchewan is putting GPS collars on 50 of the large mammals to see if anything can be...
Control a virtual spacecraft by thought alone
Scientists have been working with NASA on a project where they controlled a virtual spacecraft by thought alone. Using BCI (brain-computer interface) technology, they found that combining the brain power...
One in three children with MS has cognitive impairment
Data from the largest multicenter study accessing cognitive functioning in children with multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals that one-third of these patients have cognitive impairment, according to a research article. The...
Work-life balance needed for recovery from job stress
Detaching from work -- mentally, physically and electronically -- is the key to recovery from job stress during nonwork hours, according to an expert.
Childhood emotional abuse dramatically strong among male alcohol-dependent individuals
Alcohol dependent (AD) individuals have reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission. Childhood maltreatment can also have a negative impact on central serotonergic neurotransmission. A new study has found that self-reported childhood emotional...
Should safer internet skills be taught in kindergarten?
A British charity that offers counselling to children by phone and online says children as young as five should get lessons in internet safety. Should lessons in online safety start...
The New Old Age Blog: In Blended Families, Responsibility Blurs
That sense of reciprocity we often hear from caregivers -- 'she took care of me when I was young, so I need to help out now that she's old' --...
Lofty Goals in Spanish Research Plan. But Very Little Money
Researchers say new science strategy is a case of wishful thinking
Midlife Fitness May Lower Dementia Risk
A fit body in midlife may keep the mind sharp down the road.
Twenty-one minutes to marital satisfaction: Minimal intervention can preserve marital quality over time
Marital satisfaction -- so critical to health and happiness -- generally declines over time. A brief writing intervention that helps spouses adopt a more objective outlook on marital conflict could...
FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness?
Warm Bodies, the film Screenshot from www.summit-ent.comBraaains. In most pop-zombie lore, zombies have been infected with a contagion that turns them into mindless, soulless monsters on the hunt for human flesh. Even if...
Students with autism lean towards STEM majors
Students are more likely to pursue science degrees in college, but are also less likely to enroll in post-secondary education at all
Researchers spot attention deficits in babies who later develop autism
Researchers are able to detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age who later develop Autism Spectrum Disorders. The results showed that these infants...
What Is A Room?
We all share the concept of rooms. I suspect it's common and abstract enough to span cultures and millennia of history.The aspects of things that are most important for us...
Mindfulness meditation heightens a listener’s musical engagement
When De’Anthony Thomas returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl, says University of Oregon researcher [...]