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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Science
    Study: honey bees understand nothingStudy: honey bees understand nothing
    Science

    Australian scientists taught bees the concept of zero — something human children struggle with.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why Dr. Oz’s astrology tweet was so disappointingWhy Dr. Oz’s astrology tweet was so disappointing
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    Dr. Oz, a White House health adviser, is still peddling pseudoscience.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The “marshmallow test” said patience was a key to success. A new replication tells us s’more.The “marshmallow test” said patience was a key to success. A new replication tells us s’more.
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    The famous psychology test gets roasted in the new era of replication.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why do humans have such huge brains? Scientists have a few hypotheses.Why do humans have such huge brains? Scientists have a few hypotheses.
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    Congrats, you have an enormous brain! (For a primate.) Scientists are trying to figure out why.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    “Yanny” vs. “Laurel”: your reality is an interpretation“Yanny” vs. “Laurel”: your reality is an interpretation
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    “Yanny” and “Laurel,” “the dress,” and the nature of reality.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    NASA plans to fly a helicopter in Mars’s incredibly thin atmosphereNASA plans to fly a helicopter in Mars’s incredibly thin atmosphere
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    NASA wants to prove it can fly a helicopter on Mars. So it’s sending one in 2020.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The debate over Pluto will never die. Here’s the latest argument for why it’s a planet.The debate over Pluto will never die. Here’s the latest argument for why it’s a planet.
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    Scientists propose a new definition of “planet” that includes Pluto — and at least 100 other objects in the solar system.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Stephen Hawking’s final paper makes a hopeful case for the limits of existenceStephen Hawking’s final paper makes a hopeful case for the limits of existence
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    The late physicist’s final contribution to science: How many universes are there?

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Donald Trump’s fitness for office isn’t a medical questionDonald Trump’s fitness for office isn’t a medical question
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    A medical diagnosis will never solve the problem of Donald Trump’s presidency.

    By Brian Resnick and Eliza Barclay
    Science
    How Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss rediscovered a lost dwarf planetHow Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss rediscovered a lost dwarf planet
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    Gauss was called “the prince of mathematics.” Here’s why.

    By Brian Resnick