by Chris Tachibana | Nov 3, 2015 | ScienceWire
Eric Scigliano @SeattleFlotsam contributed to two new books about our region. The 2015 Puget Sound Fact Book has Eric’s prospective overview of climate change. Eric also wrote for Florian Schultz’s lavish book, The Wild Edge: Freedom to Roam the Pacific...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 3, 2015 | ScienceWire
Misophonia isn’t well studied, writes Megan Cartwright @meganmicartwri, but the condition—intense annoyance at common sounds—is fairly common. If you can’t stand hearing chewing, smacking, and sniffling, read what Megan learned about treatments. See what...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 3, 2015 | ScienceWire
Jerry Joyce, Moon Joyce Resources, is an editor on “2015 State of the Sound: Report on the Puget Sound Vital Signs.” Supported by the Puget Sound Partnership and the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program, this report, which includes a lovely...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 3, 2015 | ScienceWire
Preschoolers practice transitive inference, Jane Hu @jane_c_hu discovered. In research done at UC Berkeley, now published in Cognitive Development, Jane and colleagues used puppets to observe kids making sophisticated conclusions about preferences by watching others....
by Chris Tachibana | Oct 2, 2015 | ScienceWire
Heroin, writes Michele Solis, didn’t disappear in the 90s with the Spice Girls. Heroin addiction is still very much with us, along with prescription opioid abuse. In “Heroin Abuse: Breaking the Cycle” in the Pharmaceutical Journal, Michele tells what...
