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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    This photographer stitched together 8,000 tiny photos to reveal the splendor of insects
    Science

    If these images don’t make you appreciate insects, nothing will.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why one woman stole 50 million academic papers — and made them all free to readWhy one woman stole 50 million academic papers — and made them all free to read
    Science

    Sci-Hub is a “Pirate Bay” for paywalled science.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why do so many people dislike the word “moist”? This scientist has a theory.Why do so many people dislike the word “moist”? This scientist has a theory.
    Science

    “Moist” is gross.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Parents have been spanking children for millennia. 50 years of scientific evidence says they were wrong.Parents have been spanking children for millennia. 50 years of scientific evidence says they were wrong.
    Science

    Why spanking doesn’t work and might do greater harm later in life.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Watch: Sir David Attenborough seduces a cicada with jazzy finger snapsWatch: Sir David Attenborough seduces a cicada with jazzy finger snaps
    Science

    The esteemed nature documentarian is a master of cicada courtship.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Science explains why it’s so easy to get sucked into fights on the InternetScience explains why it’s so easy to get sucked into fights on the Internet
    Science

    No other species on Earth gets joy out of punishing strangers like humans do.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The entire world has 2 weeks to switch over to a new oral polio vaccine. Here’s why.The entire world has 2 weeks to switch over to a new oral polio vaccine. Here’s why.
    Science

    We’re incredibly close to eradicating polio — but the last step may be the trickiest.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Foreskin doesn’t make a man more “sensitive,” study findsForeskin doesn’t make a man more “sensitive,” study finds
    Science

    Snipped or not, this researcher says all penises are equally sensitive.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    How to make a Zika virus vaccine, in 4 not-so-easy stepsHow to make a Zika virus vaccine, in 4 not-so-easy steps
    Science

    It typically takes 20 years to make a vaccine. But a Zika vaccine is on the fast track.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Watch: this implantable brain chip helped a quadriplegic play Guitar HeroWatch: this implantable brain chip helped a quadriplegic play Guitar Hero
    Science

    Researchers say the new technology could help others with spinal cord injury.

    By Brian Resnick

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