Robb G. BestMar 7, 20192 minThe Anti-Alzheimer's Diet"It's the healthiest thing I can think of to drink," says Dr. Christopher Ochner, nutrition research scientist at Icahn School of Medicin...
Robb G. BestFeb 28, 20192 minNew Robotics Solve an Old RiddleIt turns out your teachers were being a little hasty when they said there are only five senses. For instance, there’s proprioception, whi...
Robb G. BestFeb 21, 20192 minBamboozled! How Disguises Fool UsAt this point, it’s well-trod territory: why couldn’t star reporter Lois Lane recognize that her nerdy coworker Clark Kent was also Super...
Robb G. BestFeb 18, 20192 minIn a HeartbeatSome amount of fear is healthy. As a 2015 episode of NPR’s Invisibilia illustrates, that rare person born with no fear suffers some uniqu...
Robb G. BestFeb 7, 20192 minChange Your Food, Change Your Mood?If you’re looking to bring a change in your psychological state, the answer may be as simple as adjusting your eating habits. So, which d...
Robb G. BestFeb 1, 20192 minTake 9 Hours and Call Me in the MorningSleep: we all know it’s important. We all know we should be getting 7 to 9 hours a night. And yet one in five U.S. adults regularly fails...
Robb G. BestJan 17, 20192 minThe Hop on Pop RevolutionReading to a toddler-aged child does more than just get them to sit still for a few minutes. Led by James Law, Professor of Speech and La...
Robb G. BestJan 10, 20192 minFood Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze AtDo you have a food allergy? If you’re an adult in the U.S., there’s about a 10 percent chance that you do—and, according to a new study, ...
Robb G. BestDec 20, 20182 minDepressed? Check Your GutAs if depressed or anxious people needed another thing to worry about, a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that depression and anx...
Robb G. BestDec 13, 20182 minMeet the Monkey at the Forefront of DiscoveryScience news is full of what certainly sound like promising new studies featuring lab mice or lab rats as the test subjects. New treatmen...
Robb G. BestNov 30, 20182 minGrey MattersParents won’t run out of things to worry over any time soon. A 2016 Pew Research Center report surveyed Americans with children under 18 ...
Robb G. BestNov 23, 20182 minPlacebo PowerImagine that scientists have discovered a painkiller that is incredibly cheap to make, has no dangerous side effects, and performs at a l...
Robb G. BestNov 2, 20182 minStrolling Towards a Better BrainYou already know that exercise is good for you. You may already know that exercise is good for your mind. For instance, you may have enco...
Robb G. BestOct 25, 20182 minNever See a Bat the Same Way AgainAs Halloween approaches, let’s pause for a moment to consider a common piece of creepy iconography in Western culture: the bat. Associate...
Robb G. BestOct 18, 20182 minFighting Loneliness with "Likes"Studies show that senior citizens are more connected to the web than ever before. According to the Pew Research Group, smartphone ownersh...
Robb G. BestOct 11, 20182 minIn The War on Truth, a New Weapon“Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it,” wrote Jonathan Swift in 1710. Variations of the saying, including the punchier "...
Robb G. BestOct 5, 20182 minThe Fun FrontierIf you’re not, say, a recent time traveler from the Middle Ages, by now you’ve probably heard that exercise is good for you. If you’re a ...
Robb G. BestSep 27, 20182 minMini Meditators: Mindfulness for KidsWhen it comes to adults, the benefits of meditation are no mystery. As the Mayo Clinic notes, meditating has a whole host of upsides, fro...
Robb G. BestSep 20, 20183 minThe Personality PuzzleSince the days of Hippocrates, science has struggled to quantify human personality, and group the seemingly infinite combinations of trai...
Robb G. BestSep 13, 20182 minBad News for Bad TempersDoes someone in your life havean unusually short fuse? Maybe you’ve witnessed a co-worker repeatedly go ballistic on the printer whenever...