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Humans

How we know where our limbs are without thinking

Your unconscious has a sixth sense of the space your body takes up, and the invisible area around it. Getting to know it better could improve your memory

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Humans

Why tonight’s debate is ‘narcissist’ Trump v ‘liar’ Clinton

Comment

Rattlesnakes silently shook their tails before evolving rattles

Life

Rattlesnakes silently shook their tails before evolving rattles

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Antidepressant makes bones weaker by slowing down new growth

Health

Antidepressant makes bones weaker by slowing down new growth

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Humans

Metaphysics special: What is consciousness?

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Earth

Metaphysics special: Where do good and evil come from?

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Metaphysics 4

Humans

Metaphysics special: What is the meaning of life?

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Humans

Money alone won't turn us into unselfish citizens

Culture

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Humans

Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour

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Are you a nice person? Brain scans can tell how generous you are

Humans

Are you a nice person? Brain scans can tell how generous you are

People who are more empathetic have more activity in the brain’s “generosity centre”, and are faster at learning how to reward others in a game

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Humans

The kindness paradox: Why be generous?

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Humans

How does people’s generosity around the world compare?

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Humans

Can we reduce mass shootings by changing how they are reported?

Comment

Technology

Mall tales: an artist's take on modern retail psychology

Culture