Mindfulness: New age craze or science-backed solution? admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Mindfulness has become a billion-dollar industry. Research shows mindfulness can be an effective wellness practice, yet the effect sizes ... Read More
A new window to the early universe (and aliens?) admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Astrophysicists anxiously await the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, slated for December 18. Things can go wrong. This... Read More
The cruelest people in Russian history admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit If there is one thing that Russia scholars can agree on, it is the poor quality of leadership that has plagued the country since its ince... Read More
Big Tech and privacy: Apple flirts with the "dark side" admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Compared to other Big Tech companies, Apple has been the poster child of privacy protection. Unfortunately, a recent announcement has br... Read More
What happens when two different respiratory viruses infect the same cell? admin September 15, 2021 Add Comment Edit Right now, there's just one virus on everyone's minds: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But humanity is plagued by man... Read More
How to understand Einstein's equation for general relativity admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit The Einstein field equations appear very simple, but they encode a tremendous amount of complexity. What looks like one compact equation... Read More
What really happens when your foot goes to sleep? admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit Imagine you've just sat down to watch your favorite TV show. You decide to snuggle in with your legs crisscrossed because you find it ... Read More
Saving history: 3D laser scans preserve world heritage sites admin September 14, 2021 Add Comment Edit To prevent the present from erasing the past, non-profit organizations are creating detailed 3D scans of famous monuments. Stored online... Read More