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Douglas Heingartner

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Douglas Heingartner’s Biography

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As a freelance reporter, I have written about science, technology, art, and design for The New York Times, The Economist, Wired, BBC Future, New Scientist, The Associated Press, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, IEEE Spectrum, The Village Voice, Frieze, Flash Art and others. From 2003 - 2009, I also produced a radio program for Wired that aired on CBS News Radio.

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The Race to Make a Great Fake Steak

The Race to Make a Great Fake Steak

With funding from food giant Unilever, a Dutch engineer is fine-tuning a machine designed to help make meat o…

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Why super-smart people may be drawn to a life of crime

Why super-smart people may be drawn to a life of crime

From Hannibal Lecter to Walter White, the criminal mastermind has long been a staple of popular culture. Now …

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The diet change that could supercharge your eyesight

The diet change that could supercharge your eyesight

Researchers are finding that supplements of these pigments could significantly reduce glare and improve many …

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Locked-on lasers burn through leaves on train lines

Locked-on lasers burn through leaves on train lines

Train-mounted lasers are being tested as a way of clearing the path for high-speed trains. What requires such…

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Building a Better Hybrid in Rotterdam

Building a Better Hybrid in Rotterdam

Since cofounding the Dutch architecture firm MVRDV in 1993, Winy Maas, 55, has built one oddball hybrid after…

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Frieze Magazine | Archive | Archive | Pieter Hugo

Frieze Magazine | Archive | Archive | Pieter Hugo

Pieter Hugo Cokkie Snoei, Amsterdam, Netherlands Nigeria's burgeoning 'Nollywood' has quickly grown into one …

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A new study finds that the later we meet someone in a sequence, the more negatively we describe them

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By Douglas Heingartner
Imagine you’re the 20th candidate to interview for your dream job, or the 10th hopeful stepping onto the stage to audition for a coveted role. You’re just as qualified and just as talented as those who went before you. But according to a new study, you might be at a surprising disadvantage, thanks to an unconscious bias in how we perceive and describe others. It found that the later we encounter someone in a sequence, the more negatively we tend to describe them.
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Financial Struggles Hindering Family Expansion Revealed

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By Douglas Heingartner
A survey uncovers that nearly one-third of parents in the U.S. cite financial struggles as a key barrier to family expansion. It also reveals other significant financial behaviors and concerns among parents. A new survey reveals that around one-third of American parents say that financial constraints are a limiting factor for having more children.
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Sound analysis hints sirens have an evolutionary link with wolf howls

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By Douglas Heingartner
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Humans 17 September 2020 By Douglas Heingartner Emergency sirens and wolf howls are acoustically alike Glenn Nagel / Alamy There is an uncanny similarity between wolf howls and emergency sirens. The sound of a siren might be effective because we evolved to be alerted by howls, suggest researchers.
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