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Laura Shin
Laura Shin
Contributing Editor
Laura Shin has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Audubon and SolveClimate.com. She is currently a senior editor at LearnVest.com. Previously, she worked at Newsweek, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Laura Shin
In the unlikely event that Laura has a professional or financial relationship with a company she writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rose Eveleth
Rose Eveleth
Contributing Editor
Rose Eveleth is a freelance writer, producer and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, OnEarth, Discover, New York Times, Story Collider and Radiolab. She holds degrees from the University of California, San Diego and New York University.
Rose Eveleth
Rose does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
she writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 07-2012
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Science knows which cereal you’re going to buy
You might think that you have control over what you buy, but you’d be mostly wrong. Consumers tend to select whatever’s right in front of them.
July 31, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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An electronic sensor as sensitive as human skin
The breakthrough means that robots could someday feel the slightest breath of air and distinguish between direct pressure, a sideways brush and a twisting touch.
July 31, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Can science stop terrorists before they strike?
Scientists try to figure out what works better to dissuade potential terrorists: positive or negative feedback.
July 31, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Who’s laughing now? The science of the fake laugh
We’ve all learned how to fake a chuckle, but how often are we using that skill? Scientists show that the fake laugh is far more common that you might think.
July 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Closer to an AIDS cure: Cancer drug exposes hidden HIV
HIV can hide from the immune system for years. In a new study, a cancer drug pushed it out of hiding — a crucial step toward creating a cure for AIDS.
July 30, 2012, 3:03 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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NASA scientist gets inspiration from a roll of tape
How one scientist took tape and tried to make an X-ray mirror.
July 30, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Writing in cursive with your eyes
Most people can’t even write in cursive with their hands, but new technology is training those who have lost motor control to write with their eyes.
July 27, 2012, 6:25 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Bypass breakthrough: blood vessels made from liposuction
Someday, blood vessels in bypass surgery may be made from stem cells obtained in liposuction.
July 27, 2012, 3:02 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Glasses provide live language translation
Say goodbye to the language barrier. New experimental glasses provide a subtitles in real time during your conversation.
July 26, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Scientists invent non-stick gum
Sticky shoes and gum-dotted sidewalks might soon be a thing of the past thanks to non-sticky gum.
July 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth