Jul 27 2010

St. Elmo’s Fire Mimicked Using Rockets

Tag: Experiments,Human Perception,Laboratories,Lightning,Rockets — Larry O'Hanlon @ 3:59 pm
Scientists still aren't sure what the phenomenon is, but experiments suggest the balls of fire may not actually be lightning.

Jun 24 2010

Touch Affects How People Feel

Tag: Emotions,Experiments,Human Behavior,Human Perception,Humans,Senses,Touch — Emily Sohn @ 6:00 pm
It turns out there is a deeper truth behind metaphors like "heavy situation," "rough day" and "hard-hearted."