Podcast
60-Second Mind
Hosted by Scientific American · EN
Tune in every Saturday for quick commentary on the latest news in behavior and brain research—it'll just take a minute
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Up Your Online Dating Game with Evidence-Based Strategies
Feb 14, 201500:03:13Tap to summarizeChoosing a user name starting with a letter appearing earlier in the alphabet is just one scientifically vetted way to increase the odds of turning an online encounter into a first date. Christopher Intagliata reports
Transcribe →Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains
Feb 7, 201500:02:49Tap to summarizeHigh-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports
Transcribe →High Price Tag on Meds May Boost Healing
Jan 31, 201500:02:43Tap to summarizeParkinson’s patients derived more benefits from a salt solution they were told was an expensive drug than from the same solution when it was described as being cheap medication. Karen Hopkin reports
Transcribe →Publication Bias May Boost Findings for Bilingual Brain Benefits
Dec 30, 201400:02:42Tap to summarizeOf studies presented at conferences, those that found a cognitive benefit to bilingualism were almost twice as likely to get published in journals as were studies finding no benefit. Karen Hopkin reports
Transcribe →Inclusion Illusion Lessens Racial Bias
Dec 20, 201400:02:38Tap to summarizeImplicit bias against another race lessened after volunteers experienced themselves via virtual reality as a member of that race. Karen Hopkin reports
Transcribe →Blood Test Forecasts Concussion Severity
Dec 15, 201400:02:46Tap to summarizeLevels of a protein fragment in the blood paralleled how long head injuries benched hockey players. Ingrid Wickelgren reports
Transcribe →Bouncy Gait Improves Mood
Dec 8, 201400:03:05Tap to summarizeIf you're in an up mood, you may walk more energetically. But a study finds that purposefully walking more energetically may improve your mood. Christie Nicholson reports
Transcribe →Synchronized Walking Reduces Opponent's Perceived Size
Nov 9, 201400:02:42Tap to summarizeSubjects who kept pace with a walking colleague estimated a potential enemy to be smaller and lighter than did other walkers who were not marching. Karen Hopkin reports
Transcribe →Big Parental Control May Stunt Kid Assertiveness
Nov 3, 201400:02:30Tap to summarizeYoung adults who’d had highly controlling parents were less able to stress their own viewpoints to a friend or partner in confident and productive ways. Daisy Yuhas reports
Transcribe →Lots or Little Sleep Linked to Sick Days
Sep 29, 201400:02:41Tap to summarizeAbsence from work due to illness increased dramatically for those who slept less than six hours or more than nine hours per night. Christie Nicholson reports
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