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Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

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Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

Most of us instinctively think that our sense of self is located in our head – but experiments show that our brains aren’t working alone in creating our sense of self

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Can you ever know yourself? Whatever the answer, it is worth trying

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Can you ever know yourself? Whatever the answer, it is worth trying

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

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Why it’s the aliens living inside you that create your sense of you

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Why it’s the aliens living inside you that create your sense of you

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You are stardust: The long view of when your existence really began

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You are stardust: The long view of when your existence really began

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Unique review: A fascinating look at the science of individuality

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Unique review: A fascinating look at the science of individuality

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If the multiverse exists, are there infinite copies of me?

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If the multiverse exists, are there infinite copies of me?

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Why we’re in tune with our emotions – but suck at judging our smarts

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Why we’re in tune with our emotions – but suck at judging our smarts

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Stone Age humans chose to voyage to Japanese islands over the horizon

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Our supposed earliest human relative may have walked on four legs

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Our supposed earliest human relative may have walked on four legs

The femur of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, generally regarded as the oldest known hominin, has finally been scientifically examined. The results suggest it walked on four legs, so may not actually be a close human relative at all

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Why you probably aren't as moral as you think you are

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What can we learn from failed attempts to change people's behaviour?

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Llamas may have been buried alive in ritual sacrifice by the Incas

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Climate change may have driven early human species to extinction

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