The Art of Mindreading — Empathy Or Rational Inference?

The ability to infer what another person is thinking is an essential tool for social interaction and is known by neuroscientists as “Theory of Mind,” but how does the brain actually allow us to do this? Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read...

Omni-focus Video Camera to Revolutionize Industry

University of Toronto, a world-leading research university, announces a breakthrough development in video camera design. The omni-focus video camera, based on an entirely new distance-mapping principle, delivers automatic real-time focus of both near...

New Technology Will Mean Shift for Internet Advertising

Placing internet ads on websites will be easier and more profitable in the future thanks to a new technology developed at the University of Toronto that allows ads to be re-sized to fit any available website space. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read...

Pistachios: a Must Eat in ‘diabetes Capital’ of the World

Pistachios, when eaten with common high-carbohydrate foods like white bread, may actually slow the absorption of carbohydrates into the body, resulting in a lower than expected blood sugar level according to a study conducted by the University of Toronto....

New Research Shows Clean Smells Help Unconsciously Promote Moral Behavior

According to a soon-to-be published study led by a Brigham Young University professor, people are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments.