Where Does The Brain Process Moral Decisions? Ya?l And Don Try An Experiment Don: Ya?l, suppose theres a trolley thats about to run over five people. Do you flip the switch that will steer the trolley onto a different track if that means only one per...
When Good Bananas Go Bad Have you ever wonder why bananas seem to go bad so quickly? And why do they develop those brown spots? Well, those spots are a natural part of the ripening process. You see, just like all fresh produce, your bananas are alive...
Heart Rate: What A Babys Heart Rate Should Be Picture new parents cooing at their baby on the couch. The babys quiet and calm, and everyones at rest. So their heart rates are low, maybe 60 or 70 beats a minute for the adults. What about the baby? How...
Can Oxygen Be Toxic? In order for us to live we must have oxygen, so how can it be bad for us? Today we explain how oxygen can be toxic. Toxic? Really? Unbeknown to most people, too much oxygen can be toxic. After several days of breathing nothing bu...
What Animals Are Most Like People Once again we go to the mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, Besides chimps, which animals do you think are the most like people? Its Prairie Dogs! Scientists have closely studied prairie dog chirps...
Think Positive And Feel Positive When youre in a stressful situation, are you confident or insecure? Do you react positively or negatively? Negative Thinking The answer may depend in part on whom youre around. A study by researchers at the University...
What Does Ecstasy Do To Your Brain? If youve read or heard the news youve probably heard about a drug called ecstasy, or e for short. Favored by users for its intensely pleasurable high, and condemned by the government for the neurological harm it ca...
Marine Animals Have Interesting Sleeping Habits Many people know that marine mammals, like whales, porpoises and dolphins, breathe air, like we do. But, many people dont know that marine mammals have developed some interesting sleeping habits in orde...
Fruit Flies Love Alcohol! When human females are pregnant, theyre advised to stay away from alcohol, for fear of harming the fetus. And most parents refrain from giving their infants bottles full of whiskey or beer, for obvious reasons. But if youre...
Astronomers And Cancer Researchers Work Together To Fight Cancer At first glance, astronomers and cancer researchers may not seem to have a lot in common. After all, astronomers spend their time gazing at distant stars and galaxies, while oncologists...