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2AD2YRB Pile of pink pills and around a white one. Medication, self-treatment or placebo concept: one tablet is different from the lot of others

What provides the healing effect of a placebo treatment? Part 2

A ceremony is key for placebo power, argues one reader

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3D rendering of Tyrannosaurus Rex near extinction.; Shutterstock ID 471399755; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Could dinosaurs have developed human-like abstract intelligence?

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DPDYEE Candles lit by Churchgoers

What shape would a candle鈥檚 flame be in zero gravity?

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Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK.

If frogs return to breed where they hatched, how do they spread?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/Shutterstock (9842294ad) Thursday night - a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti (pictured), cello and Itamar Golan (pictured), piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance. The New Generation Festival, Palazzo Corsini, Florence, Italy - 30 Aug 2018 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, and his Symphony No. 5 with soloist - Charlie Siem, followed by a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti, cello; Charlie Siem, violin; Itamar Golan, piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance.

Why does music evoke emotions, even if it doesn鈥檛 have lyrics? part 2

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Why do little children run everywhere instead of walking?

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Is the human brain really the most complex object in the universe?

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We took Teddy for a walk in Barrington this past weekend. He has been loving this unusually warm weather we've had in November.

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Why do odd numbers feel 鈥渞ight鈥� to me, when odd ones feel 鈥渨rong鈥�? And could a wolf be bred from a modern dog like a Pomeranian, seeing as dogs evolved from wolves in the first place?

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How do I know when to bring washing indoors before dew forms on it?

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Why is pain painful, when it鈥檚 just a nerve impulse like many others?

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How did prehistoric people cut their toenails? (Part 2)

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