Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. Why do bees have queens? – Rhylie, age 8, Rosburg, Washington When you think “bee,” you
Biden executive order on sensitive personal information does little for now to curb data market – but spotlights the threat the market poses
The Biden administration has identified “countries of concern” exploiting Americans’ sensitive personal data as a national emergency. To address the crisis, the White House issued an executive order[1] on Feb. 28, 2024, aimed at preventing these countries
The ‘average’ revolutionized scientific research, but overreliance on it has led to discrimination and injury
When analyzing a set of data, one of the first steps many people take is to compute an average. You might compare your height against the average height of people where you live, or brag about your favorite baseball player’s batting average. But while
What is IVF? A nurse explains the evolving science and legality of in vitro fertilization
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022[1] ended the federal right to abortion, legislative attention has extended to many other aspects of reproductive rights, including access to assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization, or
AI promised humanlike machines – in 1958
A roomsize computer equipped with a new type of circuitry, the Perceptron, was introduced to the world in 1958 in a brief news story[1] buried deep in The New York Times. The story cited the U.S. Navy as saying that the Perceptron would lead to machines
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Low-level blasts from heavy weapons can cause traumatic brain injury − 2 engineers explain the physics of invisible cell death
When the force of a blast shoots a round out of a large-caliber rifle, howitzer or M1 Abrams tank gun, the teams of people operating these weapons are exposed to low-level blasts[1] that can cause traumatic brain injuries[2].
Low-level blasts do not cause
Mental fatigue has psychological triggers − new research suggests challenging goals can head it off
Do you ever feel spacey, distracted and worn down toward the end of a long work-related task – especially if that task is entirely a mental one? For over a century, psychologists have been trying to determine whether mental fatigue is fundamentally