Here is what I am reading today: men really do SEE things differently “The way that the visual centers of men and women’s brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Biology of Sex Differences. Men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: what fair play says about us “People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings have important implications for Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: can we make bird safe windows? “A glass inspired by spider’s webs is being used to keep birds from smacking into windows. Birds can’t see glass well, and so many of them die when they hit picture windows. Humans can’t see glass well Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: getting the most our of Gecko feet! “Place a single water droplet on the sole of a gecko toe, and the pad repels the water. The anti-wetting property helps explain how geckos maneuver in rainy tropical conditions. However, saturate that same toe pad Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: predicting how smart you are with brain imaging! “As science has long suspected, overall brain size matters somewhat, accounting for about 6.7 percent of individual variation in intelligence. More recent research has pinpointed the brain’s lateral prefrontal cortex, a region just behind the Read more…