Where are those Spanx I ordered?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We want our packages delivered ASAP! Sounds simple, right? Well, not computationally. A computer measures distance for every possible combination of delivery paths. For eight stops…that’s two thousand paths! Is the smarter way.
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Can it be that we are addicted . . . to the sun? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet David Fisher of Harvard Medical School. According to his new study, exposure to the sun’s UV rays releases endorphins, the body’s feel-good hormones. These activate
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Sometimes a brain is just a brain! Or is it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Most animals have brains that are pretty similar to ours. But animals didn’t split the atom, invent the iPhone, or make it to the moon. What makes OUR brains
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Karen Arcos has kicked off the new Loh Down on Science Español series! Arcos translated scripts she had written in English to Spanish, AND recorded them herself! The incredible new pilot series can be found HERE.
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Un ojo por otro deja a todos ciegos. ¿La ciencia puede ayudar? Están con Karen Arcos en el Loh Down on Science. Su cerebro tiene regiones especializadas para manejar varias tareas. Por ejemplo, su hipocampo está involucrado en procesar la memoria. Pero, el cerebro ¿cómo maneja situaciones de injusticia personal?
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¿La alimentación puede mejorar … la memoria? Están con Karen Arcos en el Loh Down on Science. Cada día, usted usa su memoria sin siquiera darse cuenta. Se despierta, revisa su teléfono. Pero ay, ¿dónde está? Las personas con demencia experimentan síntomas como estas diariamente. Las demencias como la enfermedad
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¿Evitando al dentista? ¿Qué lo mantiene alejado, el miedo? Están con Karen Arcos en el Loh Down on Science. Los científicos pensaban que la ansiedad comienza en la amígdala, el centro cerebral del miedo. Otra parte, el hipocampo, podría estar advirtiéndole que se aleje de situaciones que provocan ansiedad. El
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Do slippery roads mean…sour grapes? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When winter weather causes dangerous driving, salt is often used to melt the ice and make streets less slippery. But is this for the best? Mehdi Honarvar Nazari from Washington State University doesn’t think
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Krista was selected as the Chemistry Department’s Science Communication Fellow through the School of Physical Sciences! She is in charge of the department’s social media presence, including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. She also coordinates with the School of Physical Sciences to generate new ideas and ways of sharing all
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You’ve got a friend in… a parrot? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We all need a helping hand every now and then! Can birds lend a helping…beak? Désirée Brucks from the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology says, yes! She tested two types of parrots.
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