Stories by Meredith Schmehl

Meredith Schmehl is a Ph.D. student in Duke University's neurobiology program, where she studies how monkeys integrate what they see and hear. Outside of the lab, she is active in science writing, policy, outreach and multimedia projects. Follow her on Twitter @MeredithSchmehl.

Policy & Ethics

Science Policy Can’t Be Simply about Science

As early-career researchers, we argue that it also has to prioritize justice and social equity

April 22, 2021 — Kavitha Chintam, Jennifer L. Brown, Brian S. Canter, Ryan B. Dudek, Marie Fiori, Sarah Hall, Christopher Jackson, Sindhu Nathan, Bernat Navarro-Serer, Meredith Schmehl, Melody Tan, Meredith Ward, Caitlin Warlick-Short and Isabel Warner | Opinion

Cognition

Which Weighs More, a Pound of Stone or a Pound of Styrofoam?

It’s not a trick question: your brain answers differently, depending on whether the materials are part of the same object or not

September 6, 2019 — Meredith Schmehl