Articles by Damon Isherwood

Why Understanding the Human Condition Remains One of Science’s Great Challenges

Researchers identify fist fighting as the key to the evolution of the human hand’s unique proportions

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Wealthier Minorities Face More Discrimination And It's Being Blamed For Worse Health

Rich people are more likely to shop at Whole Foods, buy supplements, vote for a particular political party and...racially discriminate against minorities? That last part is according to a new…

The Lack Of A Corporate Parent Will Doom Golden Rice, Say Critics

In the early days of the environmental war on agriculture, activists claimed they were not against the science itself, they were anti-corporate. They didn't want a company in charge of the food…

Noble Uncertainty: Next Gen Gaming Customizing Psychological Experiences Using Newtonian Laws

Right now, we can play video games and feel like we are 'in the game' but it's still a lot of suspension of disbelief. If you can only see 40 degrees while driving a car in a game that's nowhere…

Assisted Suicide Mostly Used By Well-Educated White Patients With Cancer

An analysis of 5,329 patients across the U.S. who died from medical aid in the 23 years after Oregon became the first state to legalize assisted suicide and predictably found one demographic…