FabLabs Are Showing That Student Makers Have Many Faces
Opening the lab door to alternative education, therapeutic emotional support, special needs and behaviorally nonconforming students shows potential benefits that reach far beyond report cards
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Amanda Baker Tags: Tech Electronics Source Type: research
Follow That Giraffe
Ice age tracks put ancient giraffes in an unexpected place
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Brian Switek Tags: The Sciences Evolution Source Type: research
Buying into Nuclear Power; Selling American Cars in Japan; Advocating for Nitroglycerin
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Daniel C. Schlenoff Tags: 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago Tech Engineering Source Type: research
The Tilted Road Illusion
The latest viral illusion has a known explanation
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Susana Martinez-Conde Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Source Type: research
Geologic Mayhem on Netflix
In the mood for disaster? Netflix has some good 'uns for you!
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Dana Hunter Tags: Natural Disasters The Sciences Source Type: research
Who Invented the Mind –Body Problem?
Germans were debating the“body–soul problem” by the mid-19th century, but Socrates pondered the problem first
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 10, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John Horgan Tags: Mind Cognition Source Type: research
How to (Try to) Not Take Things Personally
Savvy Psychologist helps us all be less sensitive to inevitable criticism
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 10, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Source Type: research
Fossil Bat Stories, Part 1
Sometimes there just aren’t enough bats
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 10, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Darren Naish Tags: The Sciences Evolution Source Type: research
California Truck Rules Set Up Potential Conflict with Trump Administration
The rules seek to preserve the state’s authority to regulate emissions from two sectors that the administration has backed away from
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 10, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Debra Kahn ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Did We Just Find Exoplanets in Another Galaxy?
New observations of a supermassive black hole in a faraway galaxy hint that planets are plentiful throughout the universe
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 9, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nola Taylor Redd SPACE.com Tags: The Sciences Space Source Type: research
The Arctic Permafrost Holds a Crazy Amount of Mercury--and That's Bad News
A new study on the Northern Hemisphere’s mercury has troubling implications for wildlife and human health
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 9, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Annie Sneed Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Source Type: research
Why the Disease Definition of Addiction Does Far More Harm Than Good
Among other problems, it has obstructed other channels of investigation, including the social, psychological and societal roots of addiction
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 9, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Marc Lewis Tags: Health Mind Behavior & Society Source Type: research
Go Figure: Why Olympic Ice Skaters Don't Fall Flat on Their Faces
The athletes’ brains get rewired with practice to counteract reflexes and execute complex routines
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 9, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Yasemin Saplakoglu Tags: Mind Neuroscience Source Type: research
Science at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Discover the physics of snowboarding, curling and skating, get inside the minds of athletes, and explore all things Olympics
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 9, 2018 Category: Science Tags: Health The Sciences Physics Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Autism Shares Brain Signature with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Gene expression patterns in the brains of people with these conditions, new research finds
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American)
Source: Scientific American - February 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nicholette Zeliadt Spectrum Tags: Mind Mental Health Neurological Health Neuroscience Source Type: research
