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A small boy reaches out to touch a robotic toy dog.
Technology

A robotic window on the human mind

Engineers aim to build machines that put people at ease. The effort reveals truths about ourselves.

Image of a graspable haptic device, called Foldaway, that is the size of a drink coaster when flat, making it conveniently portable. The user places a joystick where the three hinged arms meet, and the arms offer resistance, to give a sense of the objects being manipulated.
Technology

Reaching out to touch virtual reality

New technologies mean we won’t just see and hear digital information. We’ll also feel it.

Silhouette of video gamer seen from behind, wearing headset. In front of the gamer is a brightly colored computer screen.
Technology

Can playing video games make you smarter?

OPINION: Research highlights six key principles for better learning

Hands type at a computer with bar graphs on screen, other hands hold questionnaires.
Society

Can you believe the polls? It depends

A veteran of survey research explains why high-quality polling matters — and warns of the proliferation of shoddy gimmicks

Drawing of a man with his back to us, hand scratching his head, looking at a convoluted map of lines and landmarks
Society

Why do some people always get lost?

Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction

Photo, with shading, of a young woman holding an infant in her arms. She is leaning against the wall with a despairing look in her eyes.
The Mind

Postpartum depression: Better remedies, and now a predictive blood test

Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.

A face in profile against a background of books, sarcophagi and scent molecules.
Society

Recreating the smells of history

Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields

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