This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. Back in April, 2009, this podcast covered research finding that a simple writing exercise helped minority students improve their grades. Now, a new study...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough? Thanksgiving marks the start of the h...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The elderly suffer from an alarming epidemic. A third of people over 65 fall at least once a year. Half of those fall more frequently. Exercise can help,...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You've seen it on TV. Crime scene investigators show up at what might be a murder scene. There are blood spattersbut no body. Who's the victim? Now, a...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Look at a map and you can tell right away where New York ends and New Jersey begins. But that official border is not a true reflection of how the community is really sha...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Astronomers have already discovered hundreds of exoplanets. But make way for the new kid, which is orbiting a kind of star that models say it shouldnt. Researche...
We humans are pretty good at communicating with sounds other than words. But how much of this is hard-wired, and how much do we pick up from others? To find out, researchers recorded the nonverbal sounds of people born deaf, as they responded to a ra...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? That old saying, she died of a broken heart? It's not just poetry. Studies have shown that some people who lose a loved one may be at greater risk for a heart at...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. Heres a strange tale of two previously unrelated food products. First: chitlins, that delicacy of fried pig large intestines. Theyre well-loved throughout t...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you've ever had to pick up and carry a tired child through the mall, you know that walking sometimes tuckers out the toddlers. Now scientists think th...
