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Jellyfish: The future of ocean research?
John O. Dabiri has developed a non-harmful robotic attachment for jellyfish. This new device allows researchers to potentially access larger ocean regions. But how did the path to robotic jellyfish begin?
Desk Notes Newsletter, March 16, 2022
Inside the March 2022 edition: Tomorrow's the deadline for ScienceWriters2022 ideas, a "finding and working with agents" virtual event on March 23, student coverage of the AAAS meeting, and more.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy shakes off an old stigma
In a February 19, 2022, panel at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science conference, researchers and practitioners of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy discussed promising results from studies and clinical trials that could tip the balance in favor of bringing psychedelic therapies into mainstream medical practice.
Christoph Drösser—Absolutely Record-Breaking: Your Life in Numbers
Numbers tell the story of our lives, from our one and only first kiss, to the 183 pairs of jeans we buy over a lifetime. We can control some numbers, Christoph Drösser asserts in Absolutely Record-Breaking: Your Life in Numbers. “We can work on producing less waste or CO2,” he says, “and eat more fruit or less meat.” His book for young readers currently is available only in German.
When stuttering sticks around
New evidence presented by a panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting explained that a more nuanced view of stuttering as a neurodevelopmental disorder may be necessary to address both the biological and social needs of people who stutter.
Children are our world’s explorers, inventors, and adventurers. They spend years discovering the world through play. While solo play is well known to foster social independence, recent studies have been looking into the cognitive effects of joint play. The results of several such studies were presented on February 18 during the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting