People have long suspected that rest can bring answers to tough questions. Paul McCartney said the melody of “Yesterday” came ...

Stefan Hutzler and Louise Bradley explain how they turned the famous pitch-drop experiment into an outreach activity ...

Once an association – even a small one – is established, researchers then must consider the extent to which causation can be claimed. One way to do this is through what’s called dose-response. This ...

An acclaimed researcher is an expert at explaining complicated problems. Now she has to confront the most vexing question: ...

A rising tide lifts all boats. Adam Parkhurst discusses how to create a culture of improved standards in your fire department ...

This paper would be of interest to researchers studying cognitive control and adaptive behavior, if the concerns raised in the reviews can be addressed satisfactorily. Understanding how task knowledge ...

There's no single "right" texture for hummus—just the one you like best. The trick is knowing how to steer it. Once you ...

Find out why this specific 16-to-1 ratio is the secret to barista-quality coffee at home, according to a coffee educator.

New research shows how 911 caller emotion, urgency, and speech patterns can trigger suspicion—and why policing that relies on ...

But most models today only consider a few specific types of data or variables ... that goes on in an experiment. To equip computational systems with more human-like knowledge, while still taking ...

Your brain and body constantly recalibrate what ‘hard’ feels like. The effect of overcoming one small challenge can ripple ...