Discover Magazine
- Probing How Magic Mushrooms Might Help Cure Addiction
Giving psilocybin to alcohol-dependent rodents may have revealed a way to repair the neurological mechanism that is damaged […]
- Do Psychedelic Drug Therapies Actually Require Getting High?
Researchers can’t yet untangle how exactly substances like MDMA and psilocybin affect the brain, and some are working to […]
- Understanding the Psychology of Catfishing
More people than ever are falling prey to online romance scams. Why do they take the bait?
- The Things Your Dreams Reveal About Yourself
The cryptic imagery of dreams fascinates and mystifies everyone — even those steeped in dream research. But what are […]
- The Heady Neuroscience Behind ‘Paying Attention’
It’s easy to overlook blatant, glaring aspects to our surroundings when we’re hyper focused on a task. These neuroscience […]
Scientific American
- What Is a Vaccinated Person’s Risk of Dying from COVID?
Vaccination definitely lowers the odds, but the exact answer is hard to find— Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
- Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Strains International Space Station…
Life onboard the ISS goes on in the wake of Russia’s attack against Ukraine, even as the space project faces an uncertain […]
- The Controversial China Initiative Is Ending, and Researchers Are Relieved
The U.S. Department of Justice announced major changes to the espionage-protection program, but scientists hope for further […]
- Russia-Ukraine Conflict Prompted U.S. to Develop Autonomous Drone Swarms,…
The U.S. military has new technology on the drawing board in response to warfare trends previously demonstrated in the […]
- Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Adds Urgency to Europe’s Green Power…
The conflict has driven home the risk of relying on Russian gas, particularly for countries that see it as a bridge to […]
Mind Hacks
- Pandemonium’s friendly demons
Oliver Selfridge was an early pioneer of artificial intelligence, and in 1959 wrote a classic paper outlining a system by […]
- Do we suffer ‘behavioural fatigue’ for pandemic prevention measures?
The Guardian recently published an article saying “People won’t get ‘tired’ of social distancing – and it’s […]
- The Choice Engine
A project I’ve been working on a for a long time has just launched: The Choice Engine is an interactive essay about the […]
- After the methods crisis, the theory crisis
This thread started by Ekaterina Damer has prompted many recommendations from psychologists on twitter. Can anyone recommend […]
- Open Science Essentials: Preprints
Open science essentials in 2 minutes, part 4 Before a research article is published in a journal you can make it freely […]
Science Daily
- Stronger materials could bloom with new images of plastic flow
Scientists have captured high-resolution images of a tiny aluminum single-crystal sample as it transitioned from elastic to […]
- Ultrasounds for endangered abalone mollusks
The world’s abalone are threatened, endangered or otherwise vulnerable in nearly every corner of the planet. If only we […]
- New model may improve San Francisco Bay Area, U.S., seismic hazard maps
Using the Santa Cruz Mountains as a natural laboratory, researchers have built a 3D tectonic model that clarifies the link […]
- Human choices in a simulated pandemic: New study tests interventions to…
A new study has shown that it is possible to test the effectiveness of interventions designed to foster safer behavior in […]
- ADHD linked to hoarding behavior
New research has found that people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to […]