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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    This scientific quest to find “missing” memories is changing the way we think about the brain
    Science

    A new experiment finds you don’t need to activate neurons to store memories.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    This is how a baby starfish eats. It involves vortexes of doom.This is how a baby starfish eats. It involves vortexes of doom.
    Science

    Starfish larvae can’t swim very well. So they create vortexes that bring food to them.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    One reason peer review is broken: it’s biased in favor of prestigious authorsOne reason peer review is broken: it’s biased in favor of prestigious authors
    Science

    Fortunately, there’s a simple fix.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    This misshapen pebble is actually the first dinosaur brain fossil ever foundThis misshapen pebble is actually the first dinosaur brain fossil ever found
    Science

    Can it unlock the mystery of dinosaur IQ?

    By Brian Resnick
    The myth of self-control
    Science

    Psychologists say using willpower to achieve goals is overhyped. Here’s what actually works.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Pollsters are obsessed with traditional demographics to a fault. They should also study personality.Pollsters are obsessed with traditional demographics to a fault. They should also study personality.
    Science

    ”Pollsters have ignored psychological research.” Embracing it could improve election forecasts.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why it’s so easy to mistake this video of a polar bear petting a dog as tendernessWhy it’s so easy to mistake this video of a polar bear petting a dog as tenderness
    Science

    This polar bear would kill this dog. But it’s hard not to anthropomorphize its actions.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Under Pluto’s icy heart, a slushy sea may stirUnder Pluto’s icy heart, a slushy sea may stir
    Science

    Why scientists suspect there’s an underground ocean on the dwarf planet.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    There’s even more evidence that sleep loss can lead to weight gainThere’s even more evidence that sleep loss can lead to weight gain
    Science

    If you think you overeat after a bad night’s sleep, you’re not imagining it.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Frederick Banting’s discovery of insulin in the 1920s saved a child’s life. It’s still saving lives.Frederick Banting’s discovery of insulin in the 1920s saved a child’s life. It’s still saving lives.
    Science

    The Canadian scientist led the charge that discovered insulin.

    By Brian Resnick