Communication is crucial on any scale – between friends or coworkers, and between the government and its constituents. While keeping your loved ones informed may be a challenge in itself, keeping Americans informed on progress in scientific research is a wholly different issue. Over the last several years, doubt has been sown between scientists and […]
Category Archives: News
February
20
Meritocracy without DEI is a Myth
posted by JC Gorman
JC Gorman The current American presidential administration recently signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing” [1]. The language of this order, combined with misleading media narratives, has created the false impression that fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace is at odds with selecting individuals […]
July
18
Operation PTSD
posted by Donovan Cronkhite
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine that started in 2021 has had devastating impacts on the daily lives of those in Ukraine, and this includes a dramatic increase in those suffering from PTSD in this war-torn country. Although 2021 was not the beginning of the tensions between Russia and Ukraine (1), as the war rages on, […]
April
25
Soothing Towel Sounds
posted by Donovan Cronkhite
There is more to the new fad of ASMR than you think.
June
08
4 Wild Cases of Scientific Misconduct: When Scientists Go Rogue
posted by Kween Agba
In order to do good science, scientists must follow the principles of scientific ethics in every aspect of their work, from data collection to publications. Scientific misconduct is a very serious issue that affects not just academia, but also the public at large. New medical treatments and cutting-edge technology are built off of basic research […]
May
04
Shape of you – neuroscience of body image perception
posted by sheetalpotdar
The rise of Ozempic “Everybody looks so great. When I look around this room, I can’t help but wonder: Is Ozempic right for me?” Jimmy Kimmel joked during his Oscars monologue earlier this year. Ozempic, or Wegovy, or Mounjaro, has become quite popular in the last year. A drug primarily used for treating type 2 […]
August
06
Racism and Birth Inequities, From Biology to Society
posted by Laura Beebe
Image Credit: UNICEF Black mothers in the US are 3-4x more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white mothers (NPR/ProPublica). In addition, 40.6% of Black births are preterm, compared to 33.1% of white births (CDC). Compounding evidence suggests that the lived experience of racism in the US, rather than genetics, health behaviors (e.g. smoking), […]
July
30
What’s happening in the brain with COVID-19?
posted by Emily Baltz
[En español] What are the neurological symptoms of COVID-19? At this point, most of us are familiar with the common symptoms of COVID-19: fever, cough, sore throat, muscle ache, diarrhea, and fatigue. We also know that the worst complications can be pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Acute respiratory distress syndrome can lead to hypoxia […]
September
19
How long have we been sleeping?
posted by Joydeep De
“J’ai peur du sommeil comme on a peur d’un grand trou, Tout plein de vague horreur…” In his phenomenal ‘Les fleurs du mal’ (‘Flowers of Evil’), Baudelaire promenades through the darkness of the night and with his characteristic gloomy brush, paints sleep as ‘a great hole’ that he fears. This myth surrounding sleep as a […]
June
13
BrainEx: Restoring Brain Circulation After Death
posted by Seraphina Solders
[En español] In May of 2018, headlines across the internet warned of a creepy new “brain in a bucket” experiment, in which scientists had “reanimated” the disembodied brains of pigs from slaughterhouses, and surely promised a “living hell” for humans. Very little was known about this study at the time, as the lead scientist, Nenad […]
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