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Listening to friends tell you about their dreams helps develop empathy

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Listening to friends tell you about their dreams helps develop empathy

Most ideas about the function of dreams involve memory consolidation or managing emotions, but dreams may also serve to increase our sense of togetherness when they are shared with others

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Steven Pinker: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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Non-pilots think they can land a plane after watching a YouTube video

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Lose yourself: How transcendent experiences can boost your well-being

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Lose yourself: How transcendent experiences can boost your well-being

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Baby boomers are the unhappiest generation in the UK

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Baby boomers are the unhappiest generation in the UK

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Your brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we thought

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Interoception: This ‘sixth sense’ could be key to better mental health

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Interoception: This ‘sixth sense’ could be key to better mental health

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We 'click' better with others when conversations flow more quickly

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We 'click' better with others when conversations flow more quickly

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Babies can tell who's closely related from whether they share saliva

Infants and toddlers seem to expect people who exchange saliva, for example by taking bites of the same food, to be close enough to comfort each other if one gets upset

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How to alter your personality: why your character isn't fixed in stone

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How to alter your personality: why your character isn't fixed in stone

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How to use little rituals to boost your mental performance

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What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds

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