Psychology of Online Trolls, Rattlesnake Illusions, Blazars
Learn about what online trolls are like in real life; an auditory illusion rattlesnakes use to trick humans; and blazars.
Online trolling might be due to personality rather than the anonymity of the internet by Steffie Drucker
- New research: The internet does not turn people into trolls \u2013 it just makes real-life trolls more visible. (2021, August 26). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926582
- BOR, A., & PETERSEN, M. B. (2021). The Psychology of Online Political Hostility: A Comprehensive, Cross-National Test of the Mismatch Hypothesis. American Political Science Review, 1\u201318. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055421000885
Rattlesnake rattles use auditory illusion to trick human brains by Cameron Duke
- Forsthofer, M., Schutte, M., Luksch, H., Kohl, T., Wiegrebe, L., & Chagnaud, B. P. (2021). Frequency modulation of rattlesnake acoustic display affects acoustic distance perception in humans. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.018
- Turner, B. (2021, August 19). Rattlesnake rattles use auditory illusion to trick human brains. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/rattlesnakes-trick-brains-auditory-illusion.html
Introducing The Universe\u2019s Most Epic Object: The Blazar by Ashley Hamer
- Atkinson, Nancy. (2009, March 19). Astronomers Observe Bizarre Blazar with Battery of Telescopes. Universe Today. https://www.universetoday.com/27518/astronomers-observe-bizarre-blazar-with-battery-of-telescopes/
- Carlson, E. K. (2018, July 12). Blazars explained. Astronomy.com. https://astronomy.com/news/2018/07/what-is-a-blazar
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