Category Archives: Mind & Body
Move and This Interface Will Adjust Its 3D Form Accordingly
Tangible Media Group In a world where we’re being conditioned to touch screens, a team [...]
Should We Use Body Painting to Teach Anatomy?
© Danny Quirk There are tribal tattoos, photorealistic tattoos, celtic tattoos and biomechanical tattoos. Then, [...]
How Growing Up in Poverty May Affect a Child’s Developing Brain
A mounting body of research shows that the circumstances and chronic stresses of poverty interrupt [...]
Art Chronicles Glaciers As They Disappear
Resurrection Bay, Alaska (1939), by Rockwell Kent Feedloader (Limelight Networks) In a courtyard outside the [...]
Why Brain Size Doesn’t Correlate With Intelligence
Jacqui Oakley You are a child who grew up. The inevitability of a child’s growth [...]
Electronics That Can Melt in Your Body Could Change the World of Medicine
Timothy Archibald Conventional wisdom has it that electronics and water don’t mix: You know this [...]
The Toxins That Affected Your Great-Grandparents Could Be In Your Genes
Brian Smale Michael Skinner’s biggest discovery began, as often happens in science stories like this [...]
Scientists Just Sequenced the DNA From A 400,000-Year-Old Early Human
One of the ancient human fossils found in Spain’s La Sima de los Huesos. Photo [...]
This is What Happens When You Ask Scientists to Explain Their PhDs in Dance
Using interpretive dance, Cedric Tan, a biologist at the University of Oxford, explains his PhD [...]
It’s a Myth: There’s No Evidence That Coffee Stunts Kids’ Growth
Image via nicholasjon Many parents, on special occasions, let their children drink Coke, Pepsi, or [...]
The Coolest Science of 2013, in GIFs
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, a GIF is easily worth a million. The [...]
Five Reasons Why You Should Probably Stop Using Antibacterial Soap
Via trekkyandy A few weeks ago, the FDA announced a bold new position on antibacterial [...]
See the Inner Anatomy of Barbie, Mario and Mickey Mouse—Bones, Guts and All
/ Barbie. Photo by Jason Freeny / Lego men. Photo by Jason Freeny / Mario. [...]
Adermatoglyphia: The Genetic Disorder Of People Born Without Fingerprints
The finger pads of a person with adermatoglyphia are entirely smooth. Photo by Sprecher et. [...]
Are You Ready For Protein Bars Made From Crickets?
There are 40 ground-up crickets in every bar. Photo courtesy of Exo Nothing like chomping [...]