Name the emotion you want drone video to capture

A new model lets filmmakers simply tell their drone what emotion it should evoke in the video it shoots from the air.

Aaron Aupperlee-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
June 9, 2021 ~5 min

Do gut bacteria shape how babies feel fear?

Researchers have found a link between a baby's microbiome and their experience of fear. Those fear responses can be indicators of future mental health.

Michigan State • futurity
June 7, 2021 ~7 min


Workers who feel powerless get paranoid and aggressive

Workers who feel like they don't have power on the job can start feeling paranoid and even start lashing out, researchers find.

Matthew Biddle-Buffalo • futurity
June 3, 2021 ~5 min

Going beyond 'back to normal' – 5 research-based tips for emerging from pandemic life

After more than a year of idealizing life without COVID-19, people are starting to reenter 'normal' life. Clinical psychology provides guidance on how to prepare for your post-pandemic reboot.

Bethany Teachman, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia • conversation
May 27, 2021 ~8 min

'AI' is being used to profile people from their head vibrations – but is there enough evidence to support it?

Police, private security and sporting events are turning to a growing but largely unregulated industry that claims its technology can detect suspicious individuals.

James Wright, Research Associate, Alan Turing Institute • conversation
May 24, 2021 ~9 min

Sleep loss after spouse’s death can harm immune health

Sleep loss that often follows the death of a spouse can have a negative long-term impact on the health of the surviving partner.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
May 19, 2021 ~4 min

What happens in your brain when you imagine the future?

Two brain regions are at work when you imagine the future. One comes up with the new event. The other evaluates how you'd feel about it.

Michele Berger-Penn • futurity
May 18, 2021 ~7 min

Scans peek at brains of highly sensitive people

New findings advance the understanding of sensory processing sensitivity, a trait that an estimated 1.4 billion people worldwide share.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
May 5, 2021 ~7 min


Your brain responds to happy screams faster than fearful ones

New research identifies six diferent types of human screaming. It also shows our brains process joyful screams more efficiently than others.

U. Zurich • futurity
April 29, 2021 ~4 min

Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are also important sources of support

A significant portion of teenagers' social development happens online. The risks are well known, but the benefits of peer support are often overlooked.

Benjamin Kaveladze, Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Irvine • conversation
April 21, 2021 ~8 min

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