Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
Injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere won’t immediately cool the entire planet. A new study shows how parts of the US, China and Europe might still see temperatures rising a decade later.
Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University •
conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~8 min
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~8 min
Flies evade your swatting thanks to sophisticated vision and neural shortcuts
Why is it so difficult to swat a fly? A team of insect experts explains how a fly’s sophisticated vision allows it to quickly react to visual cues.
Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Florida International University •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min
Women are better at statistics than they think
Female statistics students had higher final exam grades than their male peers, even though they had less confidence in their statistics abilities at the start of the semester.
Kelly Rhea MacArthur, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Nebraska Omaha
• conversation
July 28, 2022 • ~5 min
July 28, 2022 • ~5 min
People vary a lot in how well they recognize, match or categorize the things they see – researchers attribute this skill to an ability they call 'o'
To achieve perceptual expertise, you may need more than smarts and hard work. Research suggests there’s a general ability that may help you succeed in jobs that depend on perceptual decisions.
Jason Chow, Ph.D. Student in Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University •
conversation
June 30, 2022 • ~8 min
June 30, 2022 • ~8 min
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