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Laura Shin
Laura Shin
Contributing Editor
Laura Shin has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, and is currently a contributor at Forbes. Previously, she worked at Newsweek, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LearnVest. 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: 08-2012
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Robot passes one milestone in tests of self-awareness
One of the main reasons humans are different from robots is that we can recognize ourselves in a mirror. One robot begins to break down that barrier.
August 31, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Sun is more perfectly round than scientists expected
Given the fact that it rotates, you would expect the sun to have a slightly flattened shape. That’s why its nearly perfect roundness surprised scientists.
August 30, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Patients level up their vision by playing video games
Playing video games actually improved the vision of patients born with cataracts
August 29, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Curiosity’s first three weeks on Mars
Curiosity has been preparing for its two-year-long mission, and most everything, such as its first drive and first rock zappings, are going well.
August 29, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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To sleep, perchance to learn - is sleep learning possible?
New research suggests that sleep learning might be possible, at least for scents and sounds.
August 28, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Could antibiotics be causing the obesity epidemic?
Just as animals fed a steady stream of antibiotics gain weight, two studies show a connection between exposure to antibiotics and an increase in body mass.
August 27, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Video: Scientists figure out mechanics of wet-dog shake
Scientists have discovered how furry creatures shake off water, which has practical uses, plus gives us this adorable video.
August 24, 2012, 3:03 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Spontaneous combustion might be real, and pigs might help us figure out why it happens
One scientist is using pigs to try and understand why and how humans might burst into flames.
August 24, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth
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Played music as a child? Enjoy a cognitive boost into old age
New research shows that playing scales as a child has benefits that persist decades later.
August 23, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Military makeover - innovations in camouflage makeup
No longer for simply hiding your face, the new generation of military makeup will protect it too.
August 22, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | By Rose Eveleth