Kelso Harper

3 weeks ago | scientificamerican.com | Rachel Feltman |Jeffery DelViscio |Kelso Harper |Carin Leong

Rachel Feltman: Hey, it’s Rachel, and I am here in a bunny suit at MIT.nano with Professor Vladimir Bulović, who is going to show us around. Vladimir Bulović: Well, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Thanks for coming. [The] goal of this space is to enable anyone to build anything they wish. Feltman: Hey, it's still Rachel, but now I'm here at the Scientific American recording studio. As you just heard, today's episode is a little different than our standard format.

Jan 24, 2025 | scientificamerican.com | Rachel Feltman |Fonda Mwangi |Kelso Harper

Rachel Feltman: If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, you’ve probably seen the phrase “go touch grass” at least once. It might not always be delivered with love and kindness, but it’s usually pretty good advice; getting out into nature and getting your hands dirty is a great antidote to the rage and despair so many of us feel when we read the news.

Jan 13, 2025 | eoswetenschap.eu | Kelso Harper

ADHD-symptomen verergeren vlak voor en tijdens de menstruatie, toont een nieuwe studie aan. Dit zou gevolgen kunnen hebben voor de diagnosestelling en behandeling van ADHD. Ooit dachten onderzoekers dat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, beter bekend als ADHD, een onveranderlijke aandoening was: je hebt het of je hebt het niet, einde verhaal. Maar inmiddels is duidelijk dat de symptomen van ADHD kunnen veranderen tijdens iemands leven.

Jan 8, 2025 | scientificamerican.com | Kelso Harper

Researchers once thought of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as an unchanging condition: either you have it or you don’t, end of story. But it’s become clear that ADHD symptoms can change across a person’s lifespan, and new research shows that symptoms can even change over the span of a menstrual cycle.

Oct 2, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Kelso Harper

In election debates, language matters. So Scientific American reached out to a linguist for a professional analysis of the recent presidential and vice presidential debates. Nicole Holliday is an acting associate professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a sociophonetician—someone who studies the relationship between language and social identity. Part of her research centers on political speech, and she’s writing a book about what it means to sound presidential.