Posted: August 29, 2020

Question Your World: Does Yoga Actually Reduce Stress?

Managing stress is a crucial part of how we will all get through this pandemic. Perhaps you've heard that yoga is great, but does it really reduce stress or is it just a hippie urban legend?

Question Your World: Does Yoga Actually Reduce Stress?
Posted: August 20, 2020

Question Your World: Which Masks Work the Best?

In order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are asking new questions. One very important question is, "which masks work the best to limit airborne transmission of the virus?" In this post we dig into mask efficacy.

Question Your World: Which Masks Work the Best?
Posted: July 29, 2020

Question Your World: How Can Artificial Intelligence Study Romantic Relationships?

Every person is unique so that means there's a lot of data to go through if we want to study human relationships. How can artificial intelligence study romantic relationships? 

Question Your World: How Can Artificial Intelligence Study Romantic Relationships?
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Posted: July 23, 2020

Question Your World: Why Does Stress Eating Feel Good?

As the global pandemic continues to impact our lives, there are ample opportunities to be overwhelmed and stressed. Sometimes people turn to food for comfort. Why does stress eating feel good?

Question Your World: Why Does Stress Eating Feel Good?
Posted: July 14, 2020

Why Do Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans?

Richmond-based scientist and eScienceInfo founder Dr. Jeya Chelliah explains how viruses can “jump” from wild animals to humans and how we can work to prevent the next pandemic caused by an animal-origin (or “zoonotic”) virus.

Why Do Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans?