May 13 Does Music Feed the Mind? Does music feed the mind? Does improvising in a jazz band activate different parts of the brain than performing composed music? For the National Science Foundation's* latest Science Nation piece, NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien profiles Georgia… Continue reading
May 12 A Sea of Magma Feeds Hundreds of Volcanoes on Jupiter’s Moon New data confirms that an ocean of magma under the surface of Jupiter's moon, Io, feeds the moon's many active volcanoes. Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, with about 100 volcanoes erupting at… Continue reading
May 12 Why Did April Spawn so Many Deadly Tornadoes in the South? By Jenny Marder Photo courtesy Katrina Floyd A scary thing happened to Katrina Floyd on the morning of April 27. A thunderstorm swept through her northeast Alabama town of Ider in the early morning hours, uprooting trees and knocking out power and cell… Continue reading
May 11 In Wake of Duerson Case, 5 Questions About Football and Brain Injury Just before he took his life this winter, former football great David Duerson sent a text message to his ex-wife — and wrote a suicide note as well — that would call attention once again to some big questions surrounding… Continue reading
May 11 Watch Making of a Memory Master: Memory Brain Battle Hari challenges journalist Joshua Foer to a shopping list brain battle. Continue watching
May 10 NASA Releases New Images of Mississippi River Flooding By Vanessa Dennis NASA's Earth Observatory has released new before and after images of the Mississippi River flooding around Memphis. The Mississippi River reached 47.87 feet in Memphis on Tuesday. Memphis on April 21, 2010 (click to enlarge) Memphis… Continue reading
May 10 Watch What’s Behind Microsoft’s Decision to Buy Skype? Microsoft announced Tuesday it was purchasing the Internet telephone service Skype in a deal valued at $8.5 billion. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang. Continue watching
May 10 The Making of a Memory Master: An Interview with Joshua Foer EmbedVideo(534, 482, 304); While writing an article for Slate on the ancient art of memory, journalist Joshua Foer decided to put his own brain to the test. He launched into a year of mental training and rigorous… Continue reading
May 10 Watch The Making of a Memory Master: Memory Brain Battle Hari challenges journalist Joshua Foer to a shopping list brain battle. Continue watching
May 10 Watch The Making of a Memory Master Hari Sreenivasan interviews Joshua Foer on the culture, art and neuroscience of memory. Continue watching