Five fascinating insights into the inner lives of plants

David Attenborough’s new BBC documentary The Green Planet shows plants are stranger than they first appear.

Sven Batke, Lecturer in Biology, Edge Hill University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2022 ~8 min

Confused by what your doctor tells you? A new study discovers how communication gaps between doctors and patients can be cured

Communication breakdowns between doctors and their patients have real-life consequences and can result in poorer health outcomes and sicker patients.

Nicholas Duran, Associate Professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 ~5 min


What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains

5G is 10 times faster than 4G, promising better wireless internet access. It’s also expected to put the Internet of Things revolution in high gear.

Prasenjit Mitra, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State • conversation
Jan. 10, 2022 ~3 min

Don’t Look Up shows bashing people over the head with facts does not work

Will Don’t Look Up wake people up? Here’s what the research on climate communication says.

Josh Ettinger, Doctoral Candidate, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Baby talk may prep infants to produce their own speech

Baby talk "seems to stimulate motor production of speech, not just the perception of speech. It's not just 'goo-goo ga-ga.'"

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~4 min

‘Supportive voices’ get picked for teams at work

People who use "supportive voice" have a higher chance of being recruited to a team at work, research shows.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Dec. 8, 2021 ~6 min

These COVID masks are best for understanding the wearer

Which type of COVID mask makes it easiest to understand someone speaking to you? Researchers put some of the most popular designs to the test to find out.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Dec. 7, 2021 ~6 min

Humpback whale song is for finding other whales, not courting them

New research is "an arrow through the chest" for the theory that humpback whales sing to attract mates. Instead, their song is much closer to sonar.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Dec. 1, 2021 ~6 min


The UK's digital divide could be costing you hundreds of pounds in energy bills

Many vulnerable people are unable to engage with their energy usage online, leading to higher bills and even debt and illness.

Caitlin Robinson, Lecturer in Urban Analytics, University of Liverpool • conversation
Nov. 25, 2021 ~5 min

You might be underestimating strangers’ interest in your life

New research suggests that people are more interested in the lives of strangers than you might think and we can have better conversation by going deeper.

Molly Dannenmaier-UT Austin • futurity
Nov. 19, 2021 ~7 min

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