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How the US used science to wage psychological war
Shutterstock/Pixels Hunter I have a new book coming out in June, and New Scientist is to blame. Back in the summer of 2020, I wrote this column about a study led by computational social scientist Meysam Alizadeh, who worked to algorithmically predict waves of propaganda on Twitter and Reddit. Alizadeh said he and his colleagues
The science of reducing stress with dogs
Spending quality time with dogs reduces stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, according to a study published on March 13, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Onyoo Yoo from Konkuk University, South Korea, and colleagues. Animal-assisted interventions, like canine therapy, are widely used in hospitals, schools
Big Science Drives Wallops’ Upgrades for NASA Suborbital Missions
Large amounts of data collected by today’s sensitive science instruments present a data-handling challenge to small rocket and balloon mission computing systems. “Just generally, science payloads are getting larger and more complex,” said astrophysicist Alan Kogut, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “You’re always pushing the limit of what can be done
Space Life Science Highlights
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The science behind waking up on the wrong side of the bed
Studying how our body clocks, how long we’re awake, and how our Mood connects is still unclear in everyday life. People with stressful jobs or those who work at night often struggle with depression and mood problems. But thanks to new wearable devices, researchers can now explore these connections outside of labs. A new study
The 7 Science Moments You Need to Care About in 2024
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below1Parker Solar Probebrightstars//Getty ImagesOriginally launched in 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will reach the apex of its mission on Christmas Eve, 2024. That day, the spacecraft will come within 3.83 million miles of the Sun—the closest approach it will ever make. With the Sun’s atmosphere estimated to end somewhere between 4.6
As NASA plans missions to the Moon and Mars, a key factor is figuring out how to feed crew members during their weeks, months, and even years in space. Astronauts on the International Space Station primarily eat prepackaged food, which requires regular resupply and can degrade in quality and nutrition. Researchers are exploring the idea
Sending Out an SOS: Science of Suicide
Opinion > Suicidologist's Soliloquy — A brief, but important, call to action by Russell Copelan, MD August 16, 2023 Copelan is an expert in emergency department psychiatry. Suspicious to the very limits of my personality, imagination, and training, I admit that I experience instances of intense exasperation and sadness with the current field of suicidology.
Journal Science Reviews the LK99 Room Temperature Superconductor Developments
Derek Lowe in the Journal Science is guardedly optimistic at this point. The Shenyang and Lawrence Berkeley calculations are very positive developments. This is by far the most believable shot at room-temperature-and-pressure superconductivity the world has seen so far, and the coming days and weeks are going to be extremely damned interesting. The Fermi level
NASA Earth science hosted payload set for launch on Intelsat satellite
WASHINGTON — The upcoming launch of a NASA Earth science instrument on a commercial communications satellite illustrates the promise of, but also the problems with, hosted payloads. A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:30 a.m. Eastern April 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, placing the Intelsat 40e satellite into a geostationary transfer