Alcoholism after gastric bypass: Is it in your mind or gut?
My latest piece for Scienceline explores the mysterious link between gastric bypass surgery and alcoholism. Scientists think it’s undeniable that patients are developing alcoholism at higher rates...
View ArticleSparrow songs tune into context
You know how even though the “k” in skill and “g” in guilt sound really similar, we know to put them in different categories? Many linguists think that ability to differentiate similar sounds based on […]
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Hello! I’ve made a website that showcases some of my favorite clips and writing experiences. Go ch-ch-check it out at stephyin.com.Filed under: Just for Fun
View ArticleThe clock tells me
Hi there, I’m sharing a poem I wrote for an in-class exercise with Stephen Hall. I’ve been thinking about lucid dreaming a lot lately, which definitely inspired this piece. As a prompt, we borrowed the...
View ArticleStopping by bromine
Today Jon Scieszka, author of “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,” visited our writing workshop class. We did an in-class exercise in which we had to write a poem about an element...
View ArticleResponse to Willie Soon: How can we legitimize scientific consensus?
Over the weekend, news broke that a skeptical climate scientist, Wei-Hock Soon, has accepted more than $1.2 million from the fossil-fuel industry while neglecting to disclose those interests in his...
View ArticleThe pacifist scientist who believes humans evolved to be violent
The pacifist scientist who believes humans evolved to be violent Richard Wrangham’s research on chimps has led him to believe that humans are evolutionarily adapted for violence—but, he says, that...
View ArticleThe middle road to conservation
The Middle Road to Conservation Brent Loken maneuvers between academia and activism in his efforts to save Borneo’s rainforests In 2011, Brent Loken led an expedition deep into the Wehea Forest, a...
View ArticleDaily iron supplementation is safe for pregnant women in malaria-endemic regions
Daily iron supplementation is safe for pregnant women in malaria-endemic regions A new study finds that daily iron supplements do not increase risk of malaria infection for pregnant women, as some...
View ArticleScientists claim promises of stem cell fertility treatments are overhyped
Scientists claim promises of stem cell fertility treatments are overhyped Reported egg stem cells are not functional, says a new study Stem cell research has delivered on many promises – some tissue...
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