A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his novel, "The Maltese Falcon." Spade's chin was among the facial features Hammett used to describe his fictional ...

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.

Objective To determine whether liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) can reduce perinatal mortality in a setting with high reliance on biomass fuels for cooking.Design Community-based two-arm parallel cluster ...

A Norwegian government scientist set out to debunk the theory that directed-energy weapons could cause the mysterious cluster of symptoms known as “Havana syndrome.” He built a high-power ...

Background A more nuanced understanding of behavioural responses to incentives over time, particularly after they are removed, could guide more effective interventions. In this study, we build on the ...

In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low ...