New Discoveries Questions Gender Roles in Early Hunter-Gatherer Societies
Razi Berry For centuries, historians and scientists mostly agreed that when early human groups sought food, men hunted and women gathered. However, a 9,000-year-old female hunter burial in the Andes Mountains of South America reveals a different story, according to new research conducted at the University of California, Davis. “An archaeological discovery and analysis of […]
Digital Game Helps People Learn to Recognize Misinformation and “Fake News”
Razi Berry A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer,” using tactics such as trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful town, has been shown to reduce susceptibility to political misinformation in its users. The free-to-play Harmony Square is released to the public today, along with a study on […]
Birthing Experiences can Change Development
Razi Berry It is an experience we all share, as miraculous as it is mysterious. Birth. Today, roughly one in three births in the United States occurs via cesarean section or C-section. In some other countries across the globe, like Brazil and Turkey, this percentage is even higher. Yet little is known about how delivery […]
Strength-Training and the Gender Gap
Razi Berry Strength training is an important part of any exercise routine, but some women may not be getting the recommended hours. New Penn State research discovered some of the barriers preventing women from strength training, as well as some solutions to overcoming those obstacles. In a study of college students, researchers found that women […]
“Prescribing” Outdoor Time Could Undermine Benefits
Razi Berry Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people’s mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing mental health conditions formal ‘green prescriptions’, may undermine some of the benefits. An international research team led by the University of Exeter and published in the journal Scientific Reports, investigated whether contact with […]
Why is “Prettier” Food Thought to be Healthier?
Razi Berry A researcher from University of Southern California published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores whether attractive food might seem healthier to consumers. The study forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing is titled “Pretty Healthy Food: How and When Aesthetics Enhance Perceived Healthiness” and is authored by Linda Hagen. Consumers […]
Childhood Nutrition May Be Responsible for Height Discrepancy Around the World
Razi Berry A new global analysis led by Imperial College London, and published in journal The Lancet, has assessed the height and weight of school-aged children and adolescents across the world. The study, which used data from 65 million children aged five to 19 years old in 193 countries, revealed that school-aged children’s’ height and […]
Human’s Brain Thought the Be ‘Pre-wired’ for Written Language
Razi Berry Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for people to learn how to read, a new study suggests. Analyzing brain scans of newborns, researchers found that this part of the brain — called the “visual […]
The Intertwined Solutions of Healthcare and Climate Change
Razi Berry Although the link may not be obvious, healthcare and climate change — two issues that pose major challenges around the world — are in fact more connected than society may realize. So, say researchers, who are increasingly proving this to be true. Case in point: A new study by UC Santa Barbara’s Andy […]
The Next Generation of Quantum Devices with the Use of Graphene Nanoribbons
Razi Berry An international multi-institution team of scientists has synthesized graphene nanoribbons — ultrathin strips of carbon atoms — on a titanium dioxide surface using an atomically precise method that removes a barrier for custom-designed carbon nanostructures required for quantum information sciences. Graphene is composed of single-atom-thick layers of carbon taking on ultralight, conductive and […]