SSS 2008-01-14

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin . This'll just take a minute. If I ask you to picture someone who recycles, you might come up with an image of an idealistic young nature lover, someone who has the time and energy to

SSS 2008-01-15

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber . This'll just take a minute. You think we enjoy something based on its intrinsic qualities. Food should taste good because its molecules tickle our tongues. But it's much more compl

SSS 2008-01-18

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Gonna watch the NFL Conference Championship games on Sunday? Youll see evidence for a new finding: aggression is rewarding. In what scientists from Vanderbilt University

SSS 2008-01-22

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science.I'm Karen Hopkin .This will just take a minute. When you hear things like, human DNA differs from chimp DNA by only a couple percent. You cant help but wonder. How can that be? How can so few changes ma

SSS 2008-01-23

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mersky. Got a minute? Its the kind of thing we can look forward to more in the coming years: Personalized drug regimens based on our individual DNA. The example of this new kind of Personaliz

SSS 2008-01-24

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. Most school kids know that snakes can see with their noses, Vipers in particular have these organs on their noggins that allow them to see heat which he

SSS 2008-01-25

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science, I'm Chelsea Wald. Got a minute? Remember the good old days when we understood our solar system? Then we found out Pluto wasn't a planet. And now a new study puts comets in question. The data come from

SSS 2008-01-28

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. Our ears are highly attuned to sounds in the world around us. Its not just the frequency of the sound itself. There are also subtle differences and shift

SSS 2008-01-29

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mersky, got a minute? Pay attention, retailers. For a fatter buttom line, you might wanna have some hunks and hotties on hand. That's what Jennifer Argo and her colleagues say. she teaches bu

SSS 2008-01-30

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Every expecting mother gets asked the question: boy or girl? For mammals like us, its an easy call. Two X chromosomes you get pink booties. X and a Y you g

SSS 2008-01-31

This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? The search for alternative fuels to gasoline has led to surprising possibilities, for instance, the waste oil for making French fries. But one of the most unusual alterna