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

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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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Mongolian herders

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The kindness paradox: Why be generous?

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How does people’s generosity around the world compare?

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

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

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

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July was bad news but I’m fine – so why do I feel so terrible?

Analysis

A vigil in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

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July was bad news but I’m fine – so why do I feel so terrible?

Analysis

The Pandora Effect: Why curiosity usually beats common sense

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The Pandora Effect: Why curiosity usually beats common sense

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Smarter every day: Increasing intelligence changed how we see IQ

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Man points at white board while looking questioningly at other man

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We’re discovering new ways to detect if someone is lying

Eye contact and language cues really can give away whether a person is telling a fib - but we usually aren’t much better at guessing than if we just flipped a coin

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Brain training game for troops tackles effects of combat trauma

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Smarter police interviews could help reduce racial tension

Analysis

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Donald Trump is bending reality to get into the American psyche

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How inequality is poisoning the world – and how to end it

Culture