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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    We’re underestimating the mind-warping potential of fake video
    The mind, explained

    Doctored photos can easily create false memories. What happens when there’s fake video?

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    How the Trump administration wants to weaken the Endangered Species ActHow the Trump administration wants to weaken the Endangered Species Act
    Climate

    The Endangered Species Act is incredibly popular. The administration and Congressional Republicans want to limit it anyway.

    By Brian Resnick
    Understanding the Trump era
    Trump is a real-world political science experimentTrump is a real-world political science experiment
    Understanding the Trump era

    How far will Republicans follow their leader?

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Astronomers discovered 10 new moons of Jupiter. Where have they been hiding?Astronomers discovered 10 new moons of Jupiter. Where have they been hiding?
    Science

    Jupiter now has 79 moons, including a new weird one that may explain why there are so many.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Can you hear these silent GIFs? You may have a new form of synesthesia.Can you hear these silent GIFs? You may have a new form of synesthesia.
    Science

    Scientists are starting to figure out why these GIFs are so damn loud.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    How a single neutrino just helped crack a 100-year-old cosmic ray mysteryHow a single neutrino just helped crack a 100-year-old cosmic ray mystery
    Science

    An enormous ice cube at the South Pole is revealing mysteries about the universe.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Physicists are unveiling cool, new findings from a South Pole neutrino observatory Thursday. Here’s how to watch.Physicists are unveiling cool, new findings from a South Pole neutrino observatory Thursday. Here’s how to watch.
    Science

    The National Science Foundation will reveal findings in “multi-messenger astrophysics” Thursday at 11 Eastern. Stream it here.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    “Empathetic hedonism”: why we were so glued to the Thai cave drama“Empathetic hedonism”: why we were so glued to the Thai cave drama
    Science

    Is it okay to make a spectacle out of trauma?

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why the trapped Thai soccer team is in increasing trouble: they’re running out of oxygenWhy the trapped Thai soccer team is in increasing trouble: they’re running out of oxygen
    Science

    A critical care pediatrician explains the medical danger the boys are in.

    By Brian Resnick
    Campfires, explained
    archives

    Fire has been around for a million years. It’s okay if you still don’t know how to build one.

    By Brian Resnick