Tag: Curiosity
How to keep kids curious – 5 questions answered
Perry Zurn, American University
Kids are naturally curious. But various forces in the environment can dampen their curiosity over...
Why do couples use baby talk with one another?
Ramesh Kaipa, Oklahoma State University
Imagine you’re strolling through a park and you overhear a middle-aged couple cooing over...
How to nurture creativity in your kids
James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut
Parents who want their kids to be more creative may be tempted to...
Going back to the office? The colder temperature could lead to...
Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York
With millions of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, many who have...
When working out makes you sick to your stomach: What to...
Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton
You’re doing it! You’re working out, reaping all those benefits of exercise that have been drilled into your head.
So...
How do archaeologists know where to dig?
Gabriel D. Wrobel, Michigan State University and Stacey Camp, Michigan State University
National Geographic magazines and Indiana Jones movies might have you picturing archaeologists excavating...
What makes the world’s biggest surfable waves?
Sally Warner, Brandeis University
On Feb. 11, 2020, Brazilian Maya Gabeira surfed a wave off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, that was 73.5 feet tall....
Why do older people heal more slowly?
Matthew Steinhauser, University of Pittsburgh
I recently visited an 83-year-old patient in the hospital after EMTs rushed her to the ER with an infected leg...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
