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Social Cognition
Small signals of warmth can dramatically change how people respond to you.
1hr 23mins
Why social media is the perfect recipe for kids to become addicted to their smartphones.
By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
In this excerpt from "Playful," Cas Holman surveys the research that brought the neuroscience of play into the mainstream.
In “Warhead,” neuroscientist and national security adviser Nicholas Wright explains how the brain navigates warfare and why it is our ultimate weapon (and instrument for peace).
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“You can debate all sorts of things about how the texture of American life has changed. What you can't debate is the sheer, objective, existential fact that Americans are more alone than ever.”
Grandmasters and drug dealers have one thing in common: They are many steps ahead of their rivals.
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
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Your "social reality" isn’t an absolute reality. A leading neuroscientist explains why.
A new study from Finland suggests that we all process the behavior of others using the same neural networks.
How humans came to feel comfortable among strangers, like those in a café, is an under-explored mystery.
John Templeton Foundation
A study shows that the brains of lonely individuals respond in odd ways to visual stimuli, while those of non-lonely people react similarly.
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“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
John Templeton Foundation
Sharing food and kissing are among the signals babies use to interpret their social world, according to a new study.
If you're trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.
People tend to underestimate how much a friend they’ve lost contact with would enjoy a simple note saying "hi."
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.
It is all too easy for humans to fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient or intelligent.
Research sheds light on social behavior of these mysterious predators.
This world map shows how the rest of the world LOLs. In France, you MDR; in China, you 23333.
If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans' emotions. But can they understand each other's emotions?
Chimpanzees are able to consider the context of social interactions and can accept unfavorable outcomes — sometimes.
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People rarely question their own moral compass. But do you know what shapes yours?
John Templeton Foundation
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.