The Banana
The banana is so convenient. It fits so perfectly in my hand. It tastes so sweet. There is a reason why the banana is the best selling item in the produce section: they were made that way. You see, the...
View ArticlePluto
A quick reminder, Pluto is not a planet. It can be hard to accept this. Many people today grew up with 9 planets and it is hard to let one go. But there are reasons why the textbooks needed updating:...
View ArticleThe Brain
Do we use only ten percent of our brain? It is a frequent conceit of advertisements, science fiction, and general trivia. Yet, In the course of a day, we use 100% of our brains. Potential is hard to...
View ArticleNeanderthals
While the last Neanderthal went extinct around 30,000 years ago, portions of Neanderthal DNA still exists in us. [Neanderthals] are not totally extinct, in some of us they live on—a little bit. -...
View ArticleThe Nineteenth Amendment
Yesterday was Women’s Equality Day, celebrating the 93rd anniversary of women in the United States of America receiving the right to vote. While today, this right might be taken for granted, at the...
View ArticlePlacebo Effect
One important way that we learn the facts in the world around us is through studies, where a scientist tests a hypothesis to see if it is true or not. For a meaningful study, researchers must collect...
View ArticleHomophily
There is a sense of the internet as a unifying force, creating a forum for diverse information and viewpoints. Yet, while the internet allows the curious to discover most anything they search out, most...
View ArticleRunning
While a lot of focus is placed on speedy animals such as cheetahs, falcons, and crocodiles, we are particularly remarkable because humans are the best continuous long distance runners in the animal...
View ArticleConfirmation Bias
Today, we couldn’t publish article that we found fascinating because we could not get sufficient facts. It’s not easy to accept that what one thinks isn’t true and rarely does one search out facts...
View ArticlePhrenology
Our understanding of the human brain is constantly expanding. Yet, there have been many missteps in the past. In the 1880s, a popular subject for scientists to explore was Phrenology, measuring the...
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