What's Going On Inside the Adolecent Brain?
There are endless questions we could ask about how the brain works. A particularly interesting one is: what's unique about the brain during adolescence?
View ArticleWho Controls Your Destiny?
So how do we define Locus of Control? Essentially, it’s our positioning of ourselves within our perception of the world and the way that we perceive our power and influence. We can either feel in...
View ArticleTexas Astronomer Finds Most Distant Galaxy Yet
A team led by a UT Austin astronomer has identified and measured the distance to the most distant galaxy found so far.The galaxy — designated z8_GND_5296 — is so far away from Earth that the light we...
View ArticleUT Austin Receives $9 Million Gift For Engineering and Science Program
The University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) program has received $9.3 million from the O'Donnell Foundation. The foundation has donated more than...
View ArticleUT Scientists Build Tiny Prisons for Bacteria -- With Jell-O and Lasers
When you think of bacteria, you might think about a bunch of mindless, single-celled bugs blindly roaming the world in complete ignorance. But over the past few decades, scientists have found bacteria...
View ArticleUnder the Microscope: How Feasible is Greg Abbott's DNA Protection Plan?
The closer we get to next year's March primaries, the faster the campaign promises fly. Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Greg Abbott recently made a splash by releasing an extensive list of items...
View Article'The Coolest Thing Ever': How A Robotic Arm Changed 4 Lives
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View ArticleFind an Insect Like This? Don't Kill It – It's Killing Your Cockroaches
It’s that time of year when insects want to get out of the cold and into your house.Most people aren’t big fans of sharing their space with these creepy-crawlers. But if you see one particular insect –...
View ArticleHow Do Infants Understand and React to Music? – UT Professor Investigates
For many people, most days would not be complete without music. Whether it's exercising to your favorite playlist or jamming along to the radio on your way home for work. But how much do infants get...
View ArticleThese Sound Engineers Used One Weird Trick to Bend the Laws of Physics
You know how on cop shows, suspects get interrogated in a cramped room with a mirror on one wall? And on the other side, there's a prosecutor or other cops watching through the glass.Those mirrors are...
View ArticleAstronomers Set Out to Find the Sun's Long Lost Sibling - And Succeeded
When Ivan Ramirez started his search about a year ago, he really didn’t think he’d find much."We expected it to be either one or zero," says Ramirez, an astronomer at UT-Austin.Ramirez and his crew...
View ArticleHow Does Psychological Distance Affect Us?
http://youtu.be/OoQISli2OeQThe idea of distance conjures up many images in our minds. We might be thinking of how wonderful it will be when we are retired and have time to spend with our loved ones, do...
View ArticleWhy We're More Influential Than We May Think
Being the incredibly social species that we are, we humans simply cannot avoid influencing one another when we interact. Influence is inevitable. The question then becomes, since influence is...
View ArticleYou Can Thank This Fly for Advances in Hearing Aid Technology
Imagine being in a room full of people – a cacophony of conversations and noise. Despite standing right next to someone, you strain to hear her voice.People who use hearing aids often struggle to focus...
View ArticleHow to Learn What's Real – and What Isn't – on Discovery's Shark Week
Shark Week is winding down on the Discovery Channel, and with the annual televised ritual comes an uptick of interest in sharks. But with many scientists saying lots of Shark Week facts are dead in the...
View ArticleHow Your Brain Can Help You Put Off Procastination
Procrastination is the all-too-familiar foe of productivity, but why do some wait until the last minute to even get a project started?In this episode of "Two Guys on Your Head"Dr. Art Markman and Dr....
View ArticleWhy Humor Helps Us Conquer Fear
Halloween will soon be upon us, and among the ghouls and goblins walking the streets, you might see someone dressed up an Ebola patient out asking for candy. How will you respond?Would you buckle over...
View ArticleWhy a High IQ Isn't All That
We value brains. We hold test scores in high esteem. We spend money and hours on brain training games and ginseng. But what does intelligence really mean? How do we define and gauge actual smarts? Does...
View ArticleA Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
The human brain is perhaps the most complicated machine in the known universe, and the way we sometimes try to understand it’s capacity is to liken it to the most sophisticated artifacts we’ve created....
View ArticleThe Mystery Brains of the Texas State Lunatic Asylum
For decades, a rare collection of human remains sat in a basement at the University of Texas at Austin. Now, it is getting renewed attention, thanks in part, to Austin photographer Adam Voorhes.Back in...
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