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Inside the Helmet
Inside the Helmet
The Hidden Psychology of Football
Rishi Sukumar
What Fans Never See
Every Sunday, Monday and Thursday of every single week from September to February, millions...
Blinded By the Bytes
Blinded by the Bytes
Can AI Out-Swift the Superstars of Music?
Introduction
The Science Behind (Artificial) Hit Songs
Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Bad Bunny,...
A Skillet, Some Eggs, and a Story of Migration
I didn’t know what shakshuka was until my partner moved to Boston and convinced me to try a bite during brunch one weekend when...
Psychology’s Replication Crisis
One of the cornerstones of modern science is the criterion of replicability. Replicability is the idea that if a phenomenon is real, it should...
The Magic of Cake Mix
When I was first learning to bake, I always wondered what was so special about ready-made mixes. In my mind, cake really wasn’t that...
How We Can Detect Forest Fires from Space
Wildfire seasons are becoming longer and more intense, and the speed at which a fire is detected can determine how much damage it ultimately...
The Microscope that can Think by Itself
Artificial-intelligence technology is beginning to transform one of the oldest tools in science: the microscope. Researchers at institutions such as UCLA and Caltech are...
How Virtual Reality Makes Science Accessible
Imagine putting on a headset, picking up a 3D-printed lab tool, and suddenly you’re in a virtual chemistry lab- pouring colorful liquids, watching reactions...
Secrets Of The Skin: A Hidden Ecosystem
Every system in our body is connected, and every process in it is affected by all others. When two processes affect each other in...
Macroevolution: The Big Picture of Life’s Changes
When most people think about evolution, they picture small changes happening over time, like finches developing different beak shapes or bacteria becoming resistant to...