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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...

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...

Why do I sneeze when I step out into the sun?
Have you ever stepped out into the sun after a long day of sitting inside and suddenly felt the urge to sneeze?
Usually, sneezing is...
Fabrican: Taking a Piece of Chemistry onto the Catwalk
One of the most valuable experiences for any designer or innovator is the process of mastering new fields of knowledge to better guide and...
All Work and No Play
The cover image was sourced from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.020.
If you’ve ever fallen down the easily addictive, low-stress rabbit hole that is the world of wonderfully awesome animal...
Digging for Dungs: the Dinosaur Digest
Every parent that’s watched their children play with dinosaurs have all had the same thought at one time or another: thank God dinosaurs are...
What makes a figure interpretable?
Science communication is an often-overlooked but very important part of furthering the scientific process, and both researchers and publishers often use graphical means to...
What is Delusional Infestation?
What’s the weirdest psychiatric condition you’ve ever heard of? Odds are, this one is infinitely stranger. Delusional Infestation (DI) is a condition in which...
Children Response to Conflicting Information
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Ghost Tour Observation
Recently, the STEMComm VIP team took part in the Atlanta Science Festival in March 2026. We...





