“By analyzing reports of people who got off-track, researchers are advancing the science of ‘lost person behavior.'”
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The Potent Pollution Of Noise
“Earth’s acoustic environment has been profoundly altered by noise, but it’s not too late to change course.”
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The Great Psychedelic Experiment
“Researchers mined an old drug forum and fed the entries to an AI. The result could augur a new class of psychedelic-based antidepressants.”
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Swiftology: Taylor Swift Inspires KU Professor’s Teaching, Research
“What can millions of Swifties tell us about human community and pop culture? A KU sociology professor is finding out.”
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The Hunt for the Atlantic’s Most Infamous Slave Shipwreck
“Nearly 200 years ago, the slave ship Guerrero sunk, killing forty-one Africans. The wreck vanished. Until now.”
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My Transplanted Heart and I Will Die Soon
“Today, I will explain to my healthy transplanted heart why, in what may be a matter of days or weeks at best, she — well, we — will die.”
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Finding Awe Amid Everyday Splendor
“A new field of psychology has begun to quantify an age-old intuition: Feeling awe is good for us.”
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Getting Lost in the World’s Largest Stack of Menus
“Menus provide a window into history, a vital connection to our foodways.”
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How to Speak Honeybee
“By buzzing and quivering, leaning and turning, bees communicate remarkably accurate information.”