Toxic personality is a term used to describe people who behave greedily, immodestly and unfairly and take the truth very lightly. Researchers have found out why such people can still succeed… Read More
Where you live may influence your baby's behavior. Infants from rural families tend to display negative emotions such as anger and frustration more frequently than their urban counterparts… Read More
In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firi… Read More
Rice University computer scientists have overcome a major obstacle in the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry by showing it is possible to speed up deep learning technology without s… Read More
Scientists uncover a novel and generic mechanism for the division of artificial cells into two daughter cells. The success of life on earth is based on the amazing ability of living cel… Read More
Technology has shifted the way that professors teach students in higher education. For example, by uploading recorded lectures online, students can reference a digital copy of the topics dis… Read More
Long ago, four giant beings arrived in southeast Australia. Three strode out to other parts of the continent, but one crouched in place. His body transformed into a volcano called Budj Bim… Read More
Research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London has provided new insights into why people often make unrealistic plans that are doomed to fail. The study, published in the jour… Read More
Photo by Spiros Kakos @ PexelsStress in small children separated from their parents may alter genes. [1] Science. The art of the obvious. A child running away. From his parents lying on the… Read More
Photo by Spiros Kakos @ PexelsResearchers have found that it is possible to assess a person's ability to feel empathy by studying their brain activity while they are resting rather than whil… Read More
Photo by Spiros Kakos @ PexelsA new study of molecular interactions central to the functioning of biological clocks explains how certain mutations can shorten clock timing, making some peopl… Read More
Photo by Spiros Kakos @ PexelsCrystalline materials known as topological insulators conduct surface current perfectly, except when they don't. In two new studies published in the journal Sci… Read More
Photo by Spiros KakosEven those who use Facebook features like unfriending, unfollowing, blocking and Take a Break still experience troubling encounters with ex-partners online, a new study… Read More
Photo by Spiros Kakos @ PexelsLearners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make, but continue to fall foul of them themselves despite years… Read More
The annals of human history have been recorded through text, art, and oral tradition. However, for hundreds of years tropical forests have also kept detailed records of the human activities… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-02-24]:When it comes to entertainment, people enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than seeing them be forgiven, a new study reveals. But eve… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-02-20]: We humans have a bit of a problem with reality. We experience it all the time, but struggle to define it, let alone understand it. It seems so s… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-02-16]: Early life experiences biologically and functionally mature the brain. Experiences early in life have an impact on the brain's biological and fu… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-02-12]: Following up on their landmark 2016 study, researchers found that a one-time, single-dose treatment of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedel… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-02-08]: People may lie to appear honest if events that turned out in their favor seem too good to be true, according to new research. [1] Because at the… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-02-04]: A study has shown few differences in the profiles of genes that influence cognition between people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and the… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-31]: Recent tragedies on Everest have exposed growing resentment felt by some Sherpas towards foreign climbers and the foreign companies profiting fr… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-27]: If robots are to help out in places like hospitals and phone repair shops, they’re going to need a light touch. And what’s lighter t… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-23]: An article stating the dangers of stacking rocks to take photos, because the environment is disturbed and some species could be endangered by su… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-19]: Research has shown that students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies, and are more anxious ab… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-15]: In 1906, Francis Galton was at a country fair where attendees had the opportunity to guess the weight of a dead ox. Galton took the guesses of 7… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-11]: The Chinese paddlefish’s sharp, protruding snout made it one of the largest freshwater species in the world. Since scientists declared it… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-07]: A few years ago, NASA's TESS satellite showed that the bright star Alpha Draconis and its fainter, previously known companion actually undergo m… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2023-01-03]: Researchers applied tools from network science to identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop to support neural activity underlying… Read More
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2022-12-30]: Information about an artwork has no effect on the aesthetic experience of museum visitors. The characteristics of the artwork itself have a much… Read More
Based on a 5-year excavation of two Moai found within the Easter Island quarry called Rano Raraku, the Easter Island Statue Project released the first definitive study to reveal the quarry a… Read More
Using a brain-computer interface, a team of researchers has reconstructed English words from the brain activity of rhesus macaques that listened as the words were spoken. [1] Even when there… Read More
An international joint research team succeeded in fabricating a neuromorphic network composed of numerous metallic nanowires. Using this network, the team was able to generate electrical cha… Read More
Our brains are capable of detecting the location of touch even when it's not directly on the body, new research shows. An intriguing new study indicates that we can sense how an object we're… Read More
A study sheds light on the mechanisms governing feeding behavior in fruit flies and how skeletal muscle communicates energy needs to the brain. [1] The mind controls everything. But it is th… Read More
For decades, an ancient Egyptian known as Merit Ptah has been celebrated as the first female physician and a role model for women entering medicine. Yet a researcher now says she never exist… Read More
Scientists say that you can change your personality: A review of recent research in personality science points to the possibility that personality traits can change through persistent interv… Read More
Fossil records show giant human-sized penguins flew through Southern Hemisphere waters - along side smaller forms, similar in size to some species that live in Antarctica today. [1] At some… Read More
A treatment called extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is used in patients both human and equine to speed healing of injured tendons and ligaments. Using high-pressure sonic waves, ESWT… Read More
Researchers have discovered a new method for turning nearly any object into a data storage unit. This makes it possible to save extensive data in, say, shirt buttons, water bottles or even t… Read More
Some stress at a young age could actually lead to a longer life, new research in roundworms shows. [1] We believe life is something good. And yet bad things can lead to its expansion. We pra… Read More
How did the almost 6,000 languages of the world come into being? Researchers have tried to simulate the process of developing a new communication system in an experiment -- with surprising r… Read More
Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans. Working with Caenorhabditis elegans, a transparent nematode found in soil, researcher… Read More
Small populations, inbreeding, and random demographic fluctuations could have been enough to cause Neanderthal extinction, according to a new study. [1] Mingle with others. And you will soon… Read More
Theoreticians in two different fields defied the common knowledge that planets orbit stars like the Sun. They proposed the possibility of thousands of planets around a supermassive black hol… Read More
The brain is the ultimate computing machine, so it's no wonder researchers are keen to try and emulate it. Now, new research has taken an intriguing step in that direction - a device that's… Read More
But when a high-ranking Viking woman on a farm in Vinjeøra, central Norway, died she was carefully dressed in fine clothes and arrayed with jewels and rich grave goods. Then, she was… Read More
In ancient Egypt, sacred ibises were collected from their natural habitats to be ritually sacrificed, according to a new study. [1] Flying high. Past everything earthly. Caught. Killed. Spil… Read More
A new study showed that the humans on teams that included a robot expressing vulnerability communicated more with each other and later reported having a more positive group experience than p… Read More
Scientists at Osaka University built a new computing device from field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in artificial intelligence ap… Read More