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Joseph Stromberg

Joseph Stromberg

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Joseph Stromberg

    Science
    The science of how meditation changes your brain, explainedThe science of how meditation changes your brain, explained
    Science

    In MRI scans, meditators’ brains look physically different.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Transportation
    Watch live as NASA crash-tests a planeWatch live as NASA crash-tests a plane
    Transportation

    Researchers are dropping a 1974 Cessna from 100 feet up.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Want faster wifi? Here are 5 weirdly simple tips.
    Video

    We’ve been putting our routers in the wrong place the whole time.

    By Joseph Stromberg, Johnny Harris and 1 more
    Climate
    Kudzu isn’t the landscape-swallowing invasive species we think it isKudzu isn’t the landscape-swallowing invasive species we think it is
    Climate

    Our demonization of kudzu is based on a single bad statistic.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Sports
    The NFL’s hypocritical stance on fantasy football and gamblingThe NFL’s hypocritical stance on fantasy football and gambling
    Sports

    The league says gambling damages the integrity of the game. But what about daily fantasy?

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Sports
    Fantasy football, explained for non-football fansFantasy football, explained for non-football fans
    Sports

    7 things you need to know to play for the first time.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Transportation
    This 2-minute video shows how bike lanes can be built without clogging up trafficThis 2-minute video shows how bike lanes can be built without clogging up traffic
    Transportation

    Two words: road diets.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    Scientists created a vomiting robot to study how disease spreadsScientists created a vomiting robot to study how disease spreads
    Science

    It’s the latest in a proud tradition of devices that simulate the human body at its most disgusting.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Space
    Why space tourism is going to be utterly disappointingWhy space tourism is going to be utterly disappointing
    Space

    Get ready to pay $250,000 for six minutes of weightlessness.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science of Everyday Life
    The scientific guide to nappingThe scientific guide to napping
    Science of Everyday Life

    Napping is good for your brain. Here’s why.

    By Joseph Stromberg

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