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Book Excerpt from Pathological Altruism

By | February 1, 2012

In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.

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Capsule Reviews

By | February 1, 2012

Neurogastronomy, Why Calories Count, The Kitchen as Laboratory, Fear of Food

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Killing with Kindness

By | February 1, 2012

Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.

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Learning by Doing

By | February 1, 2012

Having freshmen perform research doesn’t just improve undergraduate learning, it convinces more students to become science majors.

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On the Menu

By | February 1, 2012

Digestion on the cellular level: two mysteries examined

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Ready for Prime Time

By | February 1, 2012

Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease are ready for widespread use in clinical trials.

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Students Get Science Digitally

By | January 30, 2012

Digital textbooks finally coming into their own.

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Ind. Senators Vote for Creationism

By | January 27, 2012

A committee in the Indiana state legislature OKs a bill aimed at getting creationism into public school science classes.

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Low Oxygen Saves Irradiated Brain?

By | January 18, 2012

Whole brain radiation therapy costs mice some of their cognitive abilities, but treatment with low-oxygen air revives their reasoning skills.

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Early Signs of Alzheimers

By | January 13, 2012

Proteins that appear before patients show symptoms of the disease could offer clues to the disease process.

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