Simply Stated

May 5, 2022

Simply Stated: How Does Music Impact the Brain?

By Audrey Moeller

Music activates nearly all of the brain’s various networks. Because of this, the act of listening to a song strengthens connections between many different parts of the brain, including areas responsible for emotion, me...

May 2, 2022

Simply Stated: Where Did My Other Sock Go?

By Kristin Cheung

Scientists have created a mathematical model to predict the likelihood of having an unmatched sock in a load of laundry.

March 3, 2022

Simply Stated: Why Do We Cry When We’re Sad?

By Emma Holm-Olsen

Have you ever stopped to think about why we cry when we’re sad or stressed, and whether there is actually a biological reason behind it?

February 14, 2022

Simply Stated: Why Don’t Humans Just Screw Themselves?

By Devanshi Tomar

Extensive research has been conducted on the neurochemical basis of love, psychosexual development and genetic connections to sexuality.

January 27, 2022

Simply Stated: Food Fight? “Starving” the Cancer

By Audrey Moeller

Diet accounts for 30-50% of environmentally caused cancers. With a normal balance of angiogenesis, your body can prevent blood vessels from ever reaching cancer cells, thereby preventing tumors from growing.

December 19, 2021

Simply Stated: Does it Really Never Rain in Southern California?

By Sean Crommelin

In California, high pressure during much of the year steers storms well clear of the state.

December 5, 2021

Simply Stated: What Is the Best Form of Caffeine?

By Audrey Moeller

What should you be drinking to stay fueled and focused?

November 23, 2021

Simply Stated: What Are The Stages of Vaccine Development?

By Audrey Moeller

On November 2, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved for administration in an age-appropriate dosage for children aged 5-11. With this recent milestone, many of us have been wondering what the vaccine develop...