SSS 2012-05-01

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick. Got a minute? Its more bad news for vampires, but good news for the fight against food-borne illness: a compound in garlic is extremely effective at fighting Campylobacter, bacteri

SSS 2012-05-03

Most people have two copies of a gene that enables them to detect a steroidal pheromone called androstenonewhich is found in male mammals, particularly porkers. But most pigs in developed countries have been chemically castrated. Which means much les

SSS 2012-05-04

Heres a tale of genes, smells and pigs. Most people have two copies of a gene that enables them to detect a steroidal pheromone called androstenonewhich is found in male mammals, particularly porkers. But most pigs in developed countries have been ch

SSS 2012-05-07

Jack Nicholson, playing the crazed caretaker in The Shining, makes me reach for a blanket. Now a study finds that people we find, well, creepy can actually make us feel colder. The research will be published in the journal Psychological Science. Rese

SSS 2012-05-08

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Amy Kraft. Got a minute Jack Nicholson, playing the crazed caretaker in The Shining, makes me reach for a blanket. Now a study finds that people we find, well, creepy can actually make us feel colde

SSS 2012-05-09

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Amy Kraft. Got a minute Jack Nicholson, playing the crazed caretaker in The Shining, makes me reach for a blanket. Now a study finds that people we find, well, creepy can actually make us feel colde

SSS 2012-05-10

If you enjoy sharing all your likes and dislikes on Facebook, youre definitely not alone: research finds that broadcasting personal opinions gives people the same sense of reward as earning money. The study is in the Proceedings of the National Acade

SSS 2012-05-11

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? One family generally dines on Chinese takeout while their neighbors eat home-cooked meatloaf. You say potato, I say potahto. And humans arent the only primate species

SSS 2012-05-14

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, This will just take a minute. Scientists are looking for Earth-like planets around other stars. But one way to limit the search can be to figure out where an Earth-like planet canno

SSS 2012-05-15

Have you ever wanted to turn down the volume at a deafening concert or noisy bar? Envy the whale: a new study finds that toothed whales can reduce their own auditory sensitivity when they expect a loud sound. The work is presented at this weeks Acous

SSS 2012-05-16

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Karen Hopkin, This will just take a minute. If youve ever spent time watching chimps at the zoo, youve probably wondered: what are they thinking? Well, the answer might be simple: could be theyre fi

SSS 2012-05-17

Turns out youre not just what you eat. Youre when you eat. Because a new study in mice suggests that, in the battle of the bulge, the timing of meals influences the piling on of pounds. In the experiment, researchers gave groups of mice either standa

SSS 2012-05-18

Does an ice-cold drink actually taste better than the same beverage at room temperature? Depends on what its taste is: a new study finds that the intensity of some flavors varies with temperature. The work is in the journal Chemosensory Perception. R

SSS 2012-05-02

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Rose Eveleth. Got a minute? Sound and touch may seem completely separate, except possibly when playing the game Operation. But it turns out that the two senses are actually quite entwined: a new st

SSS 2012-05-21

Stockbrokers are some of the highest paid sales workers in the country. But they also have one of the largest gender pay gaps in sales jobsdata from the mid 90s show that women made 20 percent less than men. But stockbrokers are usually paid through

SSS 2012-05-24

If you could add cells anywhere in your body, you might pick your brain. More brain cells should make you smarter, right? Well, a new study shows that they might just make you fatter. Becauseanimals that make new nerve cells in a brain region that co

SSS 2012-05-25

This is scientific Americans 60 second science, I am Sophie Bushwick. got a minute. Tens of millions of years ago, cephalopods were hiding from their enemies in clouds of ink. And it turns out that cuttlefish today produce ink thats almost identical.

SSS 2012-05-28

This is scientific American's 60 seconds science. I'm Sophie Bushwick, got a minute. Tens of millions of years ago, cephalopods were hiding from enemies in clouds of ink. And it turns out thatcuttlefish today producing ink that's almost identical. Re

SSS 2012-05-29

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? You see a guy walking a pit bull with a studded collar. What's your first thought?: tough guy, right? Well, probably. But chances are he's a conscientious, rul

SSS 2012-05-30

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? You've probably seen clouds of insects swirling round a streetlamp at night. But something you may not have noticed is that streetlights attract bugs to the gr