Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Video-Articles: Call for Submissions
Dear Scientist, I invite you to submit a video-article on your experiments to the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). JoVE is a newly founded journal devoted to visualized (video-based) publication of biological research....
Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Creativity
Abstract from the Journal of Personality: Three studies examined the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and emotional creativity (EC) and whether each construct was predictive of creative behavior. It was hypothes...
Perception and misperception of bias in human judgment
Abstract of Perception and misperception of bias in human judgment, in Trends in Cognitive Science: Human judgment and decision making is distorted by an array of cognitive, perceptual and motivational biases. Recent evidence s...
Trusting your instincts
A University College London study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard and instead trust your instincts. The paper, published online in the journal Current Biology, shows that, in some...
Center for Naturalism — latest Newsletter
The January-February newsletter from the Center for Naturalism is out. It contains topics such as: Science and Solidarity – The threat of global warming presents an opportunity for global solidarity against a common ene...
Latest Articles
- A Unique Approach to Science Education
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Treating Sciencephobia – Or, how to read real science without getting a nervous breakdown.
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Women not to blame for obesity – but estrogens might be.
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The Kim Kardashian hypothesis of beauty.
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Is ROBO2 really a language gene? Hmmm…
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Cat bug changes behavior – NY Times Science Section
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Be nice to your Precuneus – it might be your real self…
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Acupuncture triggers neurotransmitters in the body
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Flatworm ejaculation is triggered by dopamine… a lesson in ultraconservation.
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Turn the lights off when you sleep: Melatonin and cancer treatment.
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You couldn’t be cuter — the power of the baby schema.
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From The Web – 7 kittens and a flying toy
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The sexiest mammal on earth?
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Microbes may trigger Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Has the Turing test really been cracked?
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Where does visual input become conscious? (Baars, hat tip to Prof. Alumit Ishai)
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Flow in the Zone 2013
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Winter SADness? Stick a light in your ear!
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Love a Gradient
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AD-ENM server: computing with elastic network models
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Fun with oscillations
