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AR app lets kids with cancer escape into an imaginary world
Watch the video to see how augmented reality can be used to help kids with cancer.
Schoolyard conflicts may be linked to serious health problems later in life, research shows
A decades-long study shows how children handle conflict early in life affects their health as adults.
The Road to Resilience
The American Psychological Association states that overcoming life’s obstacles requires resilience. Building up that trait is often a personal journey. This guide offers tips and advice to do so.
The Real Reason That Going to the Doctor Gives You Anxiety
Even if you’re not part of the 3 percent of the population considered to have iatrophobia—the fear of doctors—you may get nervous thinking about your annual checkup. Here are some ways to manage that fear.
Gitanjali Rao: Finding solutions to real problems
Seventh-grader Gitanjali Rao created a lead-in-water detection tool in response to the Flint water crisis. Watch the videos to learn more about her invention.
Could AI help to create a meat-free world?
Reducing or eliminating meat consumption reduces our toll on Earth’s resources. Read about how people are searching for meat-free and sustainable food options.
The Complicated Psychology of Revenge
Revenge is sweet, the saying goes. But in fact, research shows that seeking revenge is likely only to make things worse.
This Is Your Brain on Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s writing style can be challenging to read. Not only did he write four centuries ago, but he also played with language, coining new words, rearranging syntax, and using words as different parts of speech. Now, researchers have discovered that this last feature—using a noun like child as a verb instead, for example—excites the human brain because it is so unexpected.
Overexposed? Camera Phones Could Be Washing Out Our Memories
If you really want to remember something, you take a picture of it. But a new study reveals that using that strategy may actually work against you: people remember more details about something if they don’t take a picture of it. NPR digs into the details and the implications.
Factoring Fear: What Scares Us and Why
Fear is a basic human response, but scientists still don’t completely understand it. Read about their efforts, using scans of blood flow in the brain, to further comprehend this complex reaction.
Migraines
Migraine headaches can be frightening as well as painful. While there is no cure for them, scientists are finding new ways to manage them.
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
Most people would agree that learning another language has benefits. But this article highlights why people who are bilingual are more cognitively advantaged than those who speak just one language.
Can You Think Your Way To That Hole-In-One?
In her experiment, psychologist Jessica Witt uses a visual trick to make golfers more successful. What else might we be able to improve by using these visual tricks?
Artists Who Lose Their Vision, Then See Clearly
Read this article to learn about several visual artists who continue to create works of art after suffering vision loss.
Nature’s calling — for more human diversity
Studies suggest that the majority of visitors to national parks and other public natural spaces in our country are white. This article examines that trend and looks at ways to encourage people of more diverse ethnic backgrounds to enjoy the great outdoors.
Ground-breaking support system creates a win-win for medically-trained immigrants, Minnesota
Find out how a group of immigrants from all over the world are working to overcome the obstacles that would prevent them from contributing meaningfully to their new home.
The 19th-Century Fight Against Bacteria-Ridden Milk Preserved With Embalming Fluid
Food industries did not always have the best interests of their consumers in mind. This is especially the case with “embalmed milk,” a tainted dairy product.
Having A Best Friend In Your Teenage Years Could Benefit You For Life
How important to our well-being are our relationships with others? Read to learn about a 2017 study that suggests there are benefits to having close friendships as a teenager.
What horror movies do to your brain
Even though you know that what you’re seeing onscreen isn’t real, your brain can react to a horror movie as though it is.