Superheroes, foods and apps bring a modern twist to the periodic table
Credit: Adapted from Journal of Chemical Education 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01143 Many students, especially non-science majors, dread chemistry. The first lesson ...
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Hunters and busybodies: Researchers use Wikipedia to measure different types of curiosity
The study from Penn and American University draws on psychology, philosophy and network science to better understand the different ways ...
Discussion and de-escalation in social media
International research team awarded funding to develop AI-based, social media 'moderator'Credit: Dr Valentin Gold, University of Göttingen It's a familiar ...
Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal cord injury
Research team finds persons with spinal cord injury and older healthy individuals have similar brain activation during processing speed tasks. ...
Dr. Genova receives NIH K18 award to advance her autism research in transition-age youth
NIMH Career Enhancement Award of $266,988 to Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, supports research in job preparedness for youth ...
Dr. Boukrina of Kessler Foundation extends her study of stroke-related reading deficits
Support from the Mabel H. Flory Charitable Trust grant advances novel reading research for stroke survivors at Kessler FoundationCredit: Kessler ...
Scientists snap molecular building blocks of brain computing
Credit: TAO Changlu Synapses are specialized devices where learning and memory occur. The efficient transmission of synaptic signals relies on ...
Lev Manovich’s ‘Cultural Analytics’ is leading the way to understanding digital culture
New book looks at intersection of data science & media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural ...
Game ‘pre-bunks’ political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy
Credit: Gusmanson A short online game in which players are recruited as a "Chief Disinformation Officer", using tactics such as ...
Mobile phones help Americans encounter more diverse news
Thanks largely to mobile phones, Americans are reading news from a wider range of sources, though many do not read ...
Can individual differences be detected in same-shaped pottery vessels by unknown craftsmen?
Credit: ©2020 Gandon et al. An interdisciplinary research team has investigated whether there are quantitative differences that can be used ...
Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Credit: National Center for Chimpanzee Care in Bastrop, Texas Humans are not the only beings that can identify rules in ...
Monkey study suggests that they, like humans, may have ‘self-domesticated’
Credit: Rebecca Terrett and Lauren Kelly, Ghazanfar Lab, Princeton University It's not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, ...
Deep neural networks show promise for predicting future self-harm based on clinical notes
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina use deep learning models to identify patients at risk of intentional self-harm ...