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Fish are surprisingly good in numbers tests — a skill that sometimes makes the difference between life and death.
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
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Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.
Research shows that octopuses are sentient, emotional creatures.
From mobile learning to microlearning, these five methods for training employees are some of the most effective in the modern world of business.
A toxicological study shows that the victims of human sacrifice consumed coca leaves and ayahuasca before they were killed, but not for reasons we originally thought.
Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality.
Morbid fatality statistics on digital highway signs seem to distract drivers, thus increasing the number of car crashes.
It didn't look like anything I'd seen before, but I'd be a great fool to consider "aliens" as a reasonable possibility.
Elon Musk's successful bid to take over Twitter has fragmented the internet along predictably partisan lines. But only time will tell whether this is a good or bad thing.
There is strong evidence that invertebrates are sentient beings.
It may depend on whether you're an "easily empathetically embarrassed" person.
The ability is tied to mental health, consciousness, and memory in humans.
People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.
The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
After mammoth investments and two decades of anti-aging research, what do immortality proponents have to show for it?
Realism in science cannot be completely unmoored from human experience. Otherwise, realism ends up tortured with unreal paradoxes.
"Immodest Acts" tells the story of Benedetta Carlini, a lesbian nun who claimed to be a mystic visionary but failed to convince the leaders of her faith.
Can electrical stimulation meaningfully substitute for natural touch during a complex task in the real world? We think so.
Moments of social anxiety around truth tend to be accompanied by similar “fool the eye” pop culture phenomena.
How efficiently could quantum engines operate?
Satire and an inflated sense of self-importance collide in a series of maps that goes back more than 100 years in American history.
Much of the discussion began during the pandemic, which really brought mental health issues to the forefront.
Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod saved countless lives, but some religious leaders denounced his invention.
Plants are very sensitive to touch, with research showing that touching a plant can change its genome and launch a cascade of plant hormones.
Bruce Willis has announced he is stepping away from acting.
Studies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation are tied to feelings of authenticity.
Many atheists think of themselves as intellectually gifted individuals, guiding humanity on the path of reason. Scientific data shows otherwise.
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An emerging field studies parasites that take over the nervous system of a host.