In the animated movie Up, a boisterous dog wears an electronic collar that translates his doggy thoughts into English words. “My master made me this collar,” he tells his new acquaintances. “He is
A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these exceptional brains were signs of what some scientists believe to be newborn nerve cells,
The Story of StoriesKevin AshtonHarper, $32 Back in 1944, two psychologists performed a somewhat mundane experiment. The researchers asked people to simply watch a short film and describe it. Most of the viewers
Tell Me Where It HurtsRachel ZoffnessGrand Central Publishing, $30.00 It’s a rare book that both expands an issue into a dizzyingly complex problem and offers to solve it. In Tell Me Where It
In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones. Her eyes are slightly averted, and she’s holding a communication tablet and a fidget
The brain’s “little brain” may hold big promise for people with language trouble. Tucked into the base of the brain, the fist-sized cerebellum is most known for its role in movement, posture and
At its heart, science is about the joy of discovery — extending the boundaries of what we know and learning more about the world and our place in it. Research over the last
SAN DIEGO — A diet low in the amino acid glutamate may ease migraines, a small study suggests. A month of staying away from high-glutamate foods led to fewer migraines in a group
Just because a chatbot can play the role of therapist doesn’t mean it should. Conversations powered by popular large language models can veer into problematic and ethically murky territory, two new studies show.
Ultra-endurance athletes triumph over staggering distances and harsh conditions. But one of their toughest foes may be their own metabolic ceiling. By scrutinizing a group of top-tier long-haul athletes, scientists have now helped
