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Sadie Witkowski

Sadie Witkowski is a PhD candidate in Psychology at Northwestern University where she studies sleep and memory. She is also the 2018 AAAS Mass Media Fellow for Voice of America and is reporting this summer on science, medicine, and technology. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in Austin.

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August 16, 2018
Psychology Researchers Explore How Vaccine Beliefs Are Formed

Emotion, confidence, memory and biases can all affect how we form beliefs
August 16, 2018
How a Single Shot Keeps You from Getting Sick

How and why vaccines prevent illnesses
August 15, 2018
Experimenting With the Magic Ingredient in Beer

Non-domesticated forms of yeast can be found everywhere, even floating in the air
August 15, 2018
Experimenting With the Magic Ingredient in Beer

Only four ingredients are needed to make one of the oldest staples of mankind. Mix water, hops, malt and yeast and you’re well on your way to making beer. But as Sadie Witkowski reports, it's the smallest ingredient in beer that's making the biggest splash.
August 08, 2018
Scientists: Tunnels in Thai Garnets Might Be Due to Microbes

However, researchers are careful to point out that no living organisms were discovered within the gemstones
August 05, 2018
A Rare Disorder Causes Some People to Not Recognize Faces

While many people complain of struggling to put a name to a face, a rare disorder causes some people to not recognize faces at all. Prosopagnosia, also called face blindness, is a brain disorder in which people cannot recognize faces, sometimes even those of their family. Sadie Witkowski has more.
August 02, 2018
Study: Obese Individuals Shed Flu Virus Longer

Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, according to reports
July 31, 2018
Cases of Tick-Borne Meat Allergy May Be on the Rise

Bite of lone star tick, which lives in many eastern US states, has been known to cause an allergic reaction to red meat
July 26, 2018
Study Suggests Your Dog Recognizes, Reacts to Your Feelings

People generally think dogs care about their emotions; researchers decided to see 'if there was any scientific evidence to back that up'
July 25, 2018
Dogs Know When Their Owners Are Sad, Researchers Find

Most pet owners are ready to share stories of how their pets have consoled or responded to them during a time of distress. Most were just cute pet stories, until now — as new research is showing that dogs actually feel empathy for others. Sadie Witkowski has more.
July 23, 2018
Scientists Combine Shellfish, Tree Cellulose to Make Biodegradable Plastic Wrap

New material is exceptionally good at keeping oxygen out, which would make it useful for food packaging
July 18, 2018
Thai Elephants Help Spread Jungle Fruit's Seeds

Massive fruit trees in the Thailand evergreen forest need massive herbivores to help spread their seeds, according to a new study
July 18, 2018
Can Polio Workers Overcome Complacency, Conflict, Donor Fatigue to End the Virus?

The world is close to eliminating the threat from polio, but to eradicate the disease, it must be eliminated everywhere. Health officials say that’s the tricky part, because if the virus responsible for the crippling disease exists anywhere, it can still spread worldwide. Sadie Witkowski reports on the challenges that face polio eradication efforts.
July 12, 2018
Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory

New research shows high temperatures can affect even healthy young adults intellectually, lowering cognitive performance
July 09, 2018
Study: India Could See Big Changes with Simple Shift in Grains

Researchers show that moving from rice and wheat to maize, sorghum or millet could Increase nutrition and decrease water usage
July 06, 2018
Research Indicates Spiders Use Electric Fields to Take Flight

Researchers from England think spiders might be sensing and using electrostatic fields to take to the air
July 06, 2018
Scientists Work to Save Northern White Rhinos

When Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, died in March, hopes for a revival of the sub-species were crushed. But as Sadie Witkowski explains, the magnificent creatures might not go the way of the dodo.
July 02, 2018
'Unicorns of the Sea' at Risk From Increased Arctic Shipping

Resurgence of the historical Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route has increased shipping traffic and noise that are disruptive to Arctic mammals
June 29, 2018
Study: HIV Drug Not Linked to Depression

Large study in Uganda did not find patients who took Efavirenz had higher levels of depression
June 27, 2018
Carnivores are Best at Predicting World Cup Winners

When it comes to predicting the winners in World Cup matches, the carnivores are out for blood. Sadie Witkowski explains.

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