Sci is at SciAm today, where a recent piece was discussing ketamine. While ketamine’s been getting some big press, many people assume that we don’t know how it works. And while we don’t KNOW…we do have some ideas. I’m talking about one of them. Head over and check it out.
What does terror smell like? Well, if you’re a mouse, terror smells like something that’s going to eat you. Maybe a cat, a fox, or a large bird. As prey animals, mice need all the help they can get in avoiding potential predators. And they get a lot of help from smell. Most predators produce […]
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, talking about a study showing development of individuality in genetically identical mice. It’s not the genetics, and it’s not the environment. Rather, it’s how you experience your environment that makes an individual difference. Head over and check it out!
Everyone knows that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. After all, in a crowded room, it’s often the loudest voice that’s going to get heard. And if you’re a busy rat mom just trying to get through the day, well, when all your pups are squeaking? Start with the one that squeaks the loudest! But […]
Sci is at SciAm blogs today talking about a new study on aging. Specifically, the discovery of a new role for the protein NF-kB. Less NF-kB? Longer lived mice. What does this mean and where does it go? Head over and check it out.
It’s a big day around the Scicurious Environs. Sci is at Slate today talking about WEIRD psychology studies. By which I mean those in Western, Education, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic Societies…and those mostly made of up college students. How does this impact the field of psychology? And how does it impact the way people look […]
“…but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget” – The Great Gastby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, talking about voices. What makes a voice attractive to a man or a woman? What makes it one of those voices that you […]
It’s late. I’ve got a lot on my plate. A lot to do. And most of us do. So here I am, burning the midnight oil along with many of my neighbors. I usually count myself lucky to get 7 hours a night, and I AM lucky. For many parents or other caregivers, for example, […]
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, tickling some rats! It’s both adorable, and might help decrease their stress. How? Rats like to be tickled, is all. Head over and check out the adorableness!
I love salt. It’s just delicious. I wrote this post while noshing on deliciously salty popcorn, after a dinner which I put salt on. I crave salt so much that my parents used to joke about getting me a salt lick. And I’m not alone. Sodium is an incredibly important part of life, which means […]