Berly McCoy
Stories
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How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal
Grieving is a form of learning, says a scientist who studies the brain's response to loss. When someone you love dies, you have to learn new rules for navigating the world and your brain has to adapt.
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This week in science: the moon's atmosphere, sea lion cartographers and the Perseids
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Berly McCoy of Short Wave about the formation of the moon's wispy atmosphere, sea lion cameras and the Perseid meteor shower.
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This week in science: origins of life, birds speech, and how TikTok gets ADHD wrong
In this week's Short Wave roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber talk about the origins of life on Earth, what bird brains illuminate about human speech and how ADHD is mischaracterized on TikTok.
