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How the Transistor Shaped Music

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 1d

Creating small, portable radios had the unexpected outcome of influencing youth culture, as teenagers could now listen to their choice of music away from adult supervision.

The improvement of the radio as an early application of this technological advance ended up influencing youth culture.

Reconsidering Our Soundscapes

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 2d

A common problem is that we tend to try to fix problematic noise, rather than anticipating and addressing sound in our designs of buildings, cities, and products.

Read more of K. Anthony Hoover's review:

Telecom Cables as Ocean Sensors

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 3d

Maintaining sensors on the oceanic floor is difficult and expensive, but monitoring remains vital for conducting research, mitigating risks, and measuring climate change and tectonic activity.

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 8d

The most important statistic for any type of photovoltaic technology is the efficiency percentage by which it converts solar energy into electricity.

Trap-Free Solar Cells

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 9d

What makes temporal landmarks like the New Year so powerful when it comes to behavioral change?

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 9d

What makes temporal landmarks like the New Year so powerful when it comes to behavioral change?

Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3o0t...

Plasticity in Practice | Wired for This

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 21d

Catch up on the latest episode of "Wired for This," in which host Celia Ford interviews Paul A. O'Keefe, social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.

Listen now: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 16d

Curious minds, rejoice! The newest episode of "Wired for This" just dropped.

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Crossroads of Science and Fiction

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 10d

When Star Trek first aired in 1966, it posited a universe bursting with planetary possibilities—a bold move at a time before anyone knew of a single planet beyond our Solar System.

Read more of Michael L. Wong's review of "Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact."

Escaping AI’s Magic Black Box

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 14d

Understanding scientific explanation can help engineers frame what questions must be answered for the use of AI to be considered on strong scientific footing.

Scientific explanation can help to solve the shoggoth problem.

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 15d

Thank you to all the scientists who sent in letters requested in our July-August issue. We're still accepting letters about why your science is important.

Read more letters: buff.ly/giXAdsk

Plasticity in Practice | Wired for This

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 16d

Curious minds, rejoice! The newest episode of "Wired for This" just dropped.

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 17d

Woven between patient stories are Anand’s critiques of the medical establishment’s treatment of patients, from the language used in medical notes to the showmanship in which doctors have engaged.

Read more of Dawn M. McBride's review now:

A Neurologist’s Tale

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 21d

Catch up on the latest episode of "Wired for This," in which host Celia Ford interviews Paul A. O'Keefe, social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.

Listen now: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 22d

What exactly are mindsets?

In this clip of “Wired for This,” Paul O’Keefe breaks down the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. #psychology #WFT

Listen to the full episode here: www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-sci...

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 23d

The tail muscles of seahorses differ from those of most other prehensile animals.

Unfurling the Curl

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Sigma Xi @sigmaxi.bsky.social · Sep 8

What drives us forward? What holds us back? How do we navigate a world full of contradiction + complexity?

Check out "Wired for This"—a new podcast from @americanscientist.org exploring the psychology and neuroscience that shape our choices & behavior

🎙️ americanscientist.org/article/wired-for-this

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · 24d

Life's moments of kismet blow my mind. At the same time that my kid is struggling with transitioning to middle school, @americanscientist.org drops a podcast about growth mindsets. Check out the first episode of our new podcast series, Wired for This!

www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

Crossroads of Science and Fiction

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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · 24d

I wrote a review of Keith Cooper's new book "Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact" for @americanscientist.org!

AMAZING WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION AND SCIENCE FACT. Keith Cooper. 224 pp. University of Chicago Press, 2025. $22.50.

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 23d

Thank you to all the scientists who sent in letters requested in our July-August issue. We're still accepting letters about why your science is important. We've pulled a quote from Amanda Brock Morales at University of North Carolina at Charlotte: www.americanscientist.org/article/my-s...

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 24d

The rules of baseball are quite particular, but the regulations governing the shape of Major League Baseball (MLB) parks are surprisingly flexible.

Ballparks Physics

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 29d

Learn more: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · 29d

Have you listened to the first episode of our latest "Wired for This" series yet?

Meet the host, Celia Ford. Celia interviewed Paul O'Keefe, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the University of Exeter Business School.

The Science of Yet | Wired for This

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · Sep 10

🧠 New from the American Scientist Podcast: Wired for This — exploring the psychology and neuroscience of how we think, believe, change, and connect. 🎙

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