
A Microgrid Grows in Brooklyn
One New York City neighborhood’s efforts to pool local renewable energy sources reflects a larger push toward decentralized power production and consumption

A Microgrid Grows in Brooklyn
One New York City neighborhood’s efforts to pool local renewable energy sources reflects a larger push toward decentralized power production and consumption

Harsh, Critical Parenting May Lead to Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
“Tiger” parents may drive kids’ brains to overreact to errors

Bitcoin Vies with New Cryptocurrencies as Coin of the Cyber Realm
As hundreds of “altcoin” knockoffs are minted online, bitcoins no longer dominate as the principal form of digital currency

3-D Printing Revolution Stymied For Now by High Prices
A product developer aims to develop a 3-D printer that would help to push the price to consumers down to about $1,000 in the near future

Sleep Deprivation Amps Up the Brain
The brain gets more active the longer it goes without sleep

Musical Intervals Sway Moods
Emotions in music mimic the way we emote in speech

Toddlers May Ignore Their Own Speech
To tune their speech, toddlers may rely on different feedback than adults

Blinks Reveal What Toddlers Think
Eyeblinks reveal what autistic toddlers pay attention to

Carnivores Make Low Estimates of Animal Minds
Meat eaters selectively deny mental abilities in the animals they consume

The Sleepy Gene
Scientists pinpoint a key to sleepiness in fruit flies