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Threats to the fetus during pregnancy
Chicago Tribune: Poor nutrition in the womb and infancy can reprogram the body’s organs, setting the stage for disease decades down the road, according to the fetal origins theory. Much less is known about the
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False Confessions May Lead to More Errors in Evidence, a Study Shows
A man with a low IQ confesses to a gruesome crime. Confession in hand, the police send his blood to a lab to confirm that his blood type matches the semen found at the scene.
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Solved: How Optical Illusion Turns Circles Into Hexagons
LiveScience: When you stare at a colorful image and then turn to look at a neutral background, a “ghost image” appears in contrasting colors. Now, new research finds that a similar illusion occurs with shapes
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Better Scientific Research
The New York Times: “Fraud Case Seen as a Red Flag for Psychology Research” (news article, Nov. 3) discussed my concerns about current scientific practices within the context of a critique of psychology. I believe
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The Brain Acts Fast To Reappraise Angry Faces
If you tell yourself that someone who’s being mean is just having a bad day—it’s not about you—you may actually be able to stave off bad feelings, according to a new study which will be
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The seven healthy sins: Sometimes the bad can also do good
Vancouver Sun: Everything in moderation. I think of those three words as my mother’s superhero buzzphrase. Not quite as catchy as Bart Simpson’s “Don’t have a cow, man,” or Captain Marvel’s “Shazam!” but possibly more
