Rose Eveleth

Rose Eveleth

 

Rose Eveleth was a writer for Smart News and a producer/designer/ science writer/ animator based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, Story Collider, TED-Ed and OnEarth.

Icelanders still hold strong to their belief in fairies

Icelanders Protest a Road That Would Disturb Fairies

Nepal has the Yeti. The South has Bigfoot. Iceland has fairies

How Scientists Recorded the Music Inside One Woman's Head

A patient was hallucinating musical scores, and researchers have managed to record it

New research suggests that before the age of seven, you can remember plenty from before you were three. But after, you start to forget.

Don’t Give Your Kids and Pets Similar Sounding Names, Or You’ll Confuse Them

Your parents don't actually think you and your sibling are interchangeable

Lloyd's of London is offering $10 million to anybody who proves Bigfoot exists.

Find Bigfoot, Win $10 Million

Spike TV points out that this is the “LARGEST CASH PRIZE IN TELEVISION HISTORY” [<em>sic</em>]

The fact that only 87.5 percent of trains arrived within three minutes of their scheduled arrival time has the Swiss up in arms.

Trains Running Three Minutes Behind Anger Swiss People

The Swiss media is very displeased by the late-ness

New research suggests that before the age of seven, you can remember plenty from before you were three. But after, you start to forget.

Kids Start Forgetting Early Childhood Around Age 7

Memories of that awesome zoo trip? Those first few birthday cakes? All gone

Agraphia—or "word blindness"—is unusual because patients cannot read, but they can write and understand words out loud.

What Happens When a Teacher Forgets How to Read?

She searches for another way to enjoy books

Rendering of map by artist John Swogger.

This Stone Age Mural Might Be the Oldest Map Ever

But before it can be crowned oldest map, archaeologists have to figure out whether it is a map at all

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These Non-Gear Shaped Gears Work Better Than You’d Expect

These are the manic pixie dream gears you’ve been waiting for

Image: Dave Milsom

Ultramarathoners Get Better With Age

Unlike sprinters or gymnasts, ultramarathoners are like a fine wine, getting better—or at least more durable—with age

A little Shamu with your beer?

Iceland Is Making Beer Out of Dead Whales

Unsurprisingly, whale lovers do not love this idea

Image: Denise Krebs

Readability Scores on Kids' Books Are Bogus

Most books come with an indication of how hard they are, and those estimates are mostly wrong

Forty Years Ago, Women Had a Hard Time Getting Credit Cards

Despite the law, a report from 2012 found that women still pay more for credit cards

You Switch Between Devices 21 Times Every Hour

Right now, you're probably using your computer and phone, and perhaps a television, an iPad, and if you’re really fancy a smart watch

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Copyright Law Kept These Famous Works From Entering the Public Domain This Year

Here is a list of books, movies, music & scientific research that would have entered the public domain today had the 1978 copyright law not been passed

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This K’Nex Machine Is 23 Feet Tall And Has Over 100,000 Pieces

Inside, there are two lifts, three motors, eight paths, a 20 foot free-fall and more

Courtesy of Flickr user

From 2004 to 2010, the Number of Injuries From Walking in Telephone Poles Almost Tripled

Stop walking and using your smart phone at the same time.

Dinosaur Poop Is Harder to Find Than It Should Be

Why don't archaeologists find fossilized poop all over the place? In a word: roaches

People Pirated Many More Files (And Many Fewer Ships) in 2013

While there were zero Somali pirate hijackings this year - the amount of content that was uploaded to The Pirate Bay this year increased by 50 percent

Some Chinese Donkey Meat Actually Contains Fox

Some customers in China now know both what the fox says, and what it tastes like

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