BREAKTHROUGH
When a new brain-computer interface reached the thoughts of completely locked-in patients for the first time ever, it found them engaged and happy to be alive.
SUCKERS
It’s no mystery. Social science has been telling us for years. Conservatives respond to fear-inducing stimuli more than liberals do.
PARTY LINES
A new study suggests that liberals and conservatives have stark differences in their cognitive styles—which informs their political views.
WWJD
A study published in the journal Current Biology testing the behavior of Christian, Muslim, and atheist children has found that religious kids are meaner and less generous.
Set Phasers To Stun
Scientists have figured out how to create a sound beam that can hold, move and rotate small objects from far away.
SUPERHUMAN
A new TV series wonders what life would be like with access to drugs that make normal people superhuman.
NO DOUBT
Insights from neuroscience suggest that the brain tends to automatically accept rather than reject beliefs, oftentimes independent of how logical they might be.