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Lydia Denworth

About

Lydia Denworth is a science journalist and author of Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond (January, 2020) as well as two other books of popular science, I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey through the Science of Sound and Language, and Toxic Truth: A Scientist, A Doctor, and the Battle over Lead. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American and her work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time and many other publications. Her work is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Recent Posts
Let's Call It Physical Distancing
They can't cancel friendship; times of crisis are when we need social bonds the most. We just have to be more creative about how to be there for each other.
Learning to Code Requires Language Skills, Not Math

Coding is not just for the engineer or math wiz. New research hints at the cognitive bases of learning computer programming and could make it more accessible. 

Coding is not just for the engineer or math wiz. New research hints at the cognitive bases of learning computer programming and could make it more accessible. 

The Connection Between Music and Sociability

Most of us respond emotionally to music, but there are a few people who don't. Studies of their brains are providing clues to how we process social reward.

Most of us respond emotionally to music, but there are a few people who don't. Studies of their brains are providing clues to how we process social reward.

Resolution #1: Be a Good Friend

Should friendships be a part of your New Year's resolutions? Here's why you should add this important relationship to your list.

Should friendships be a part of your New Year's resolutions? Here's why you should add this important relationship to your list.

How Helpful and Generous Are We Willing to Be?

You may not be as generous as you think. Even when helping others, studies show that we don't put in the same level of effort for other people as when we work for ourselves.

You may not be as generous as you think. Even when helping others, studies show that we don't put in the same level of effort for other people as when we work for ourselves.

The Right Level of Struggle for Learning

When something is too hard or too easy, we don't learn much from it. But there is a "sweet spot" of difficulty that promotes learning, and scientists have just identified it.

When something is too hard or too easy, we don't learn much from it. But there is a "sweet spot" of difficulty that promotes learning, and scientists have just identified it.

A Newly Discovered Link Between Brain Activity and Aging

Why do some people live into their 90s while others don't make it to 70? A new study uncovered a tantalizing possibility that might eventually allow us to slow the aging process.

Why do some people live into their 90s while others don't make it to 70? A new study uncovered a tantalizing possibility that might eventually allow us to slow the aging process.