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: 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: what makes Parrot’s parrot? “Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other sounds.” the danger of cats to some women “Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: the silent gorilla “Concentrating closely on a conversation can leave us ‘deaf’ to other sounds, reveals Dr Polly Dalton from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.” smarter than the average… bear? “Yogi Bear always claimed that he was smarter Read more…