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Donny the Drone Desires World Domination…For Its Own Good

Vishay SinghDecember 27, 2017December 27, 2017Discover Magazine

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Are You a Directionally Biased Kisser?

Vishay SinghDecember 27, 2017December 27, 2017Discover Magazine

(Credit: Shutterstock) Your brain is an organ of two halves – the left side and the right side. And there are many brain functions, such as language skills or which hand you write with, which are organized mostly in one side of the brain or the other. Simple behavioral tests have now allowed us to see how this organization is revealed through biases in how we see and interact with the world – and each other – often without us being aware of it. Examining how people perceive a ...read more

Dozens—Perhaps Even Hundreds—of Lionfish Likely Launched the Atlantic Invasion

Vishay SinghDecember 27, 2017December 27, 2017Discover Magazine

The first wave of invaders likely numbered 48 or more, according to new research. (Credit: kzww/Shutterstock) In 1992, Hurricane Andrew ripped it’s way across the southern US. Southern Florida, where Andrew made landfall, was one of the hardest hit areas. It’s estimated that over 100,000 homes were damaged, and 63,000 were destroyed—among them an expensive beachfront house with a very large and memorable aquarium. That aquarium contained six lionfish, and when it br ...read more