May 2008
From He that Hath Not: If you are at the bottom of the heap, mental processes may keep you there. A new study argues that simply putting someone into a weak social position impairs his cognitive function. Conversely, “empowering” him, in the dread jargon of sociology, sharpens up his mind.
May 22nd, 2008
All on the Mind: Prepare for drugs that will improve memory, concentration and learning. FOR thousands of years, people have sought substances that they hoped would boost their mental powers and their stamina. Leaves, roots and fruit have been chewed, brewed and smoked in a quest to expand the mind. That search continues today.
May 22nd, 2008
Older Brain is a Wiser Brain: When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that this assumption is often wrong. Instead, the research finds, the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information, often to its long-term benefit.
May 20th, 2008
Gene Tests Seen as Science's Wild West: Everyone's genes spell out a risk for some disease, and a coming anti-discrimination law is about to give genetic testing a boost. But discrimination is just one hurdle.
May 15th, 2008
Study Revisits Linking Warming, Hurricanes: Since the devastating 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, scientists have been briskly testing the notion that global warming's fingerprints have already appeared on tropical-cyclone activity worldwide.
May 4th, 2008
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