Getting a good night’s rest is vital for neurodiverse children – pediatric sleep experts explain why

Sleep habits can be improved by making shifts in both daytime and evening routines.

Terry Katz, Senior Instructor of Pediatrics and Developmental Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
April 19, 2024 • ~10 min

Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.

Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 • ~11 min

Greta Thunberg is far from the only neurodivergent climate activist – many who see the world differently also want to change it

Activists with autism, bipolar disorder and other conditions spoke about finding purpose in environmental activism.

Louise Taylor, Early Career Researcher and Ecotherapist, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~7 min

Elon Musk: how being autistic may make him think differently

Musk’s autistic traits and history of being bullied might help explain why he appears combative on social media

Lucy Anne Livingston, Lecturer in Psychology, King's College London • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 • ~7 min

Wearable technology can change autistic people’s lives – if they’re involved in designing it

Technology has so much potential to help autistic people but developers are missing the mark.

Naeem Ramzan, Professor of Computing Engineering, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
Aug. 5, 2022 • ~7 min

Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse

Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.

Arnold R. Eiser, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Drexel University • conversation
Nov. 12, 2021 • ~10 min

Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy

Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.

Dominik Stecuła, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 25, 2021 • ~9 min

IQ tests can't measure it, but 'cognitive flexibility' is key to learning and creativity

Are you good at changing perspectives? If so, it may benefit you in more ways than you imagine.

Victoria Leong, Affiliated Lecturer of Psychology, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 23, 2021 • ~9 min

Astrocyte cells in the fruit fly brain are an on-off switch that controls when neurons can change and grow

Adaptable neurons are tied to learning and memory but also to neurological disorders. By studying fruit flies, researchers found a mechanism that controls neuroplasticity.

Sarah DeGenova Ackerman, Postdoctoral Fellow, UO Institute of Neuroscience and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Oregon • conversation
April 12, 2021 • ~6 min

The science of 'mind-reading': our new test reveals how well we understand others

Scientists have not properly distinguished mind-reading from empathy - until now.

Punit Shah, Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Bath • conversation
Feb. 17, 2021 • ~7 min

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