Chris Gorski

Your Diet Can Change Your Spit

At first glance, saliva seems like pretty boring stuff, merely a convenient way to moisten our food. But the reality is quite different, as scientists are beginning to understand. The fluid interacts with everything that enters the mouth, and even…

How saliva changes the flavor of food

Most people don’t think about saliva very much — but it plays an active and important role in mediating the flavor of foods, researchers are finding. Individual differences in saliva may even help determine taste preferences. Health & Disease The…

Nike Designed a Running Shoe to Smash Records, Not Quash Injuries

On September 25, 2022, Eliud Kipchoge, the legendary Kenyan distance runner, finished the 26.2 miles of the Berlin Marathon in a head-spinning 2 hours, 1 minute, and 9 seconds, breaking his own world record in the process. It’s just the latest…

Mr. Miyagi Was Right: Unexpected Variety Helps Us Learn Things

Columbia Pictures//Getty Images Variability, or practicing activities in new contexts, can be pivotal in learning a new skill.Lessons from learning a new language to training for sports to developing artificial intelligence show the importance of…

Así funcionan los auriculares de conducción ósea: ventajas e inconvenientes al correr

Salir a correr con auriculares puede ser algo polarizante. Algunas personas sienten la necesidad de escuchar música para mantenerse motivadas a la hora de hacer kilómetros, mientras que otras juran que prefieren omitir los ritmos de las canciones que…

How Bone Conduction Headphones Work So You Hear Your Music and Your Surroundings

Shokz The practice of running with headphones can be polarizing. Some people feel the need to listen to music to keep them motivated to clock miles, while others swear by skipping beats streaming into their ears so they can hear traffic and other…

A 'Zombie Myth' Is Preventing U.S. Kids From Getting Proper Exercise

Resistance training is associated with many positive health outcomes for children, but outdated ideas have stalled the rollout of these workouts in P.E. classes and youth sports programs around the United States. Monthly Issue Around the world,…

5 Tricks To Dominate a Game of Cornhole, According to a Pro

Cornhole can be a casual game played in the backyard as players hold a hamburger or beverage in one hand and a beanbag in the other. But for Anthony Ayon, a Colorado-based engineer, professional cornhole player, commentator, and YouTube personality,…

Teen arm wrestlers face risk of an unusual elbow break

Arm wrestling can be a fun test of strength. Sometimes, however, these contests end in injury. Combatants can strain an arm muscle or ligament. Some actually break a bone. This is most likely to occur in early adolescence. And new research points to…

Joggers run at an energy-efficient pace, new data show

Jogging can be a fun way to stay fit and burn calories. But most people settle into the same, comfortable pace whether on short runs or long ones. That speed usually keeps their energy use as low as possible. “I was really surprised,” says Jessica…

Why it’s so hard for a one-hit wonder to have a lasting music career

It’s hard to predict which songs will become hits. It’s even more difficult to predict which artists topping today’s charts will go on to record more hits and who will see their fame fizzle out. Now an extensive study of the pop charts provides some…

Joggers naturally pace themselves to conserve energy even on short runs

For many recreational runners, taking a jog is a fun way to stay fit and burn calories. But it turns out an individual has a tendency to settle into the same, comfortable pace on short and long runs — and that pace is the one that minimizes their…

Nicole Yunger Halpern: When Physics Marries the Past to the Future

In this interview, Nicole Yunger Halpern describes her effort to tie quantum physics to the retro-futuristic steampunk genre. In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Dr. Nicole Yunger Halpern tells host Chris Gorski about what drew her to…

We're Ending Our Coverage, But Science Goes On

Inside Science is reaching the end of a decades-long journey showcasing the science behind the discoveries and the headlines. Inside Science has shared the wonder and excitement of science with curious readers, viewers and listeners for well over 30…

James Poskett: Science Has Always Been Global

In this interview, James Poskett describes how knowledge spread around the world long before the advent of modern technology. On this episode of Inside Science Conversations, James Poskett tells host Chris Gorski about his new book, "Horizons: The…

Kristen Nicholson: The Science of Athletes in Motion

In this episode Kristen Nicholson discusses her journey from math student to baseball biomechanics expert. In this episode, Kristen Nicholson, the director of the Pitching Lab at Wake Forest University tells Chris Gorski about how her interest in…

Hakeem Oluseyi: Cultivating a Love for Science

In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Hakeem Oluseyi talks about how he fell in love with science. In this episode Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi tells host Chris Gorski about how he fell in love with science, and how his interest grew as he went from…

Lindy Elkins-Tanton: Why Teamwork Helps Scientists Thrive

In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Lindy Elkins-Tanton discusses NASA's Psyche mission and what got her into science. In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Chris speaks with Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton about her work on NASA's…

Phil Skiba: Purpose During the Pandemic

In this episode of Inside Science Conversations, Phil Skiba discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected athletes and front-line workers. This is the second episode of Inside Science Conversations that features Dr. Phil Skiba. In episode one,…

Phil Skiba: When Math Meets Sports Performance

In this episode of Inside Science Conversations, Phil Skiba discusses how he went from wanting to be an astronaut to working in sports medicine. In this first episode of Inside Science Conversations, editor Chris Gorski talks with Dr. Phil Skiba…