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Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

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Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

A meat diet fuelled the development of our big brain, but what happened when it ran short? We fostered a dangerous ally, say Adrian Williams and Robin Dunbar

Opinion

Our humming brains help us learn rapidly

Health

Our humming brains help us learn rapidly

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Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm

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Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm

Features

Health

US brain-map project could dwarf its European rival

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How I conjure a social illusion with ventriloquism

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How I conjure a social illusion with ventriloquism

Opinion

Memory implants: Chips to fix broken brains

Technology

Memory implants: Chips to fix broken brains

Features

Information famine at the centre of the infosphere

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Information famine at the centre of the infosphere

CultureLab

Smart subtitles help you learn a second language

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Smart subtitles help you learn a second language

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Learn a second language to slow ageing brain's decline

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Learn a second language to slow ageing brain's decline

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Curved screens make our brains light up with pleasure

Technology

Curved screens make our brains light up with pleasure

Why are ever more curved-screen gadgets being launched? It seems bendiness has deep aesthetic appeal and will spur new materials and manufacturing methods

Analysis

Humans

Dream on

Regulars

Life

App takes the strain out of tricky moral dilemmas

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Life

Obsession engineers: Mind control the Candy Crush way

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Life

More than just friends? 7 secret tests of attraction

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