LOS ANGELES — The party was winding down. Its young hosts, María Rivas Cruz and her fiancé, Raymond Olivares, had accompanied friends to their car to bid them farewell. As the couple crossed a four-lane main road back to the home they had just bought, Rivas Cruz and Olivares were struck by a car fleeing […]

A new study has compared the amount of music and speech that children hear in infancy. Results showed that infants hear more spoken language than music, with the gap widening as the babies get older. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the […]

When we’re told ‘This coffee is hot’ upon being served a familiar caffeinated beverage at our local diner or cafe, the message is clear. But what about when we’re told ‘This coffee is not hot’? Does that mean we think it’s cold? Or room temperature? Or just warm? A team of scientists has now identified […]