Bobby Azarian

Bobby Azarian is a cognitive neuroscientist at George Mason University. His work has been published in journals like Cognition & Emotion and Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, and he has written for sites like Slate, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, and Scientific American. He also runs the website Science Is Sexy. Follow him @BobbyAzarian.

BREAKTHROUGH

Paralyzed Patients Speak for First Time

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.

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SUCKERS

How Trump Messes Up Our Brains

It’s no mystery. Social science has been telling us for years. Conservatives respond to fear-inducing stimuli more than liberals do.

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PARTY LINES

Liberal? You Solve Problems Like This.

A new study suggests that liberals and conservatives have stark differences in their cognitive styles—which informs their political views.

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WWJD

Study: Religious Kids Are Jerks

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.

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Set Phasers To Stun

‘Star Wars’ Tractor Beams Are Real

Scientists have figured out how to create a sound beam that can hold, move and rotate small objects from far away.

Bobby Azarian

Bobby Azarian

Paralyzed Patients Speak for First Time

How Trump Messes Up Our Brains

Liberal? You Solve Problems Like This.

Study: Religious Kids Are Jerks

‘Star Wars’ Tractor Beams Are Real

We’re Close to a Real-Life Smart Drug

Are Fundamentalists Just Lazy?