Roberta McLain

All Stories by Roberta McLain

  1. Science & Society

    Our brains might help explain why people disagree on politics

    Differing political views may stem from our evolutionary past — and show up in distinct brain activity. Knowing this may help with challenging discussions.

  2. Humans

    Peripheral vision and what we can see in the dark

    The differences between the rods and cones in our eyes explain why objects seem to vanish in the dark when we look at them.