Grammar for Summer: Rest, Relaxation

VOA Learning English • voa
July 1, 2021 ~4 min

'My life flashed before my eyes': a psychologist's take on what might be happening

A different interpretation of time might explain why people see their whole lives replayed to them in a split second.

Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
June 10, 2021 ~8 min


Clocks that tell time more accurately use more energy – new research

This is the first time a measurement has been made of the entropy generated by telling time.

Natalia Ares, Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
May 19, 2021 ~6 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

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it

The US electricity grid is actually five regional grids, and it's hard to share power between them. A macrogrid could bridge the gaps, making electricity cheaper and more reliable.

James D. McCalley, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
April 5, 2021 ~9 min

Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here's why

New research has tested the latest generation of atomic clocks.

Ben Murdin, Professor of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, University of Surrey • conversation
March 24, 2021 ~7 min


Experiments investigate time symmetry violations

Researchers report progress on synthesizing and detecting ions that are among the most sensitive measures for time symmetry violations.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Jan. 13, 2021 ~5 min

Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online tech later, according to new research

Too much screen time doesn't leave enough time for other important parts of growing up. Predicting which little kids will likely grow into heavy tech users could help target educational campaigns.

Paul L. Morgan, Eberly Fellow, Professor Education and Demography, and Director of the Center for Educational Disparities Research, Penn State • conversation
Jan. 12, 2021 ~7 min

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