Not too long ago a mysterious affliction called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) began to wipe out honeybee hives. These bees are responsible for most commercial pollination in the U.S., and … read more »
Influential Few Predict Behavior of the Many
To demonstrate their technique, Yang-Yu Liu of Northeastern University in Boston and his colleagues looked at the entire human metabolic network and found that concentrations of about 10 percent of … read more »
Psychologist Uncover Hidden Signals of Trust — Using a Robot
“In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he … read more »
Infectious Selflessness: How an Ant Colony Becomes a Social Immune System
In the 2011 blockbuster thriller Contagion, a virus infects and kills 26 million people around the world. But even those who evade the virus are infected with something else: crippling fear.
Psychologists Put “Character” Under the Microscope–and it Vanishes
What can science reveal about our “character” - that core of good, or evil, that shapes our moral behavior? The answer, according to a new book, is that there may … read more »