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To Decode Elephant Conversation, You Must Feel The Jungle Rumble
The trumpeting roar of an elephant is loud. But scientists living with herds in the forests of central Africa say the deep rumbles that humans can't hear, but can feel, carry crucial messages, too.
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The Invisible Storm of the Neurotic Mind
Some people see threats even when none are present. Strangely, it can make them more creative. By Olga Khazan.
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True love: tiny Australian desert fish travel vast distances to find new mate
The 6cm long goby is an ‘average swimmer’ but can travel hundreds of kilometres through Australia’s red centre in just a trickle of water
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Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it
Like IQ or EQ, there should be FQ: a freedom quotient to show how much free will we have – and how to get more.
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What's the Point If We Can’t Have Fun?
My friend June Thunderstorm and I once spent a half an hour sitting in a meadow by a mountain lake, watching an inchworm dangle from the top of a stalk of grass... By David Graeber.
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How does a parasite create zombie-like behavior?
A huge number of parasites can change the behavior of the organisms they infect. In some cases, parasites can even make their hosts display completely new behaviors. We understand very little about the mechanisms and pathways behind this interaction. To learn more, we investigated how a specific fungus changes the behavior of ants... By Charissa de Bekker.
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Why story is used to explain symphonies and sport matches alike
We use neat stories to explain everything from sports matches to symphonies. Is it time to leave the nursery of the mind? By Philip Ball.
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Crows Are Smart, But Are They Smart Enough to Fall in Love?
Whether crows are bringing a little girl gifts, putting some English majors to shame, or learning to remember faces, the birds just continue to amaze us with their intelligence. Many studies and stories compare their smarts to those of human children. But judging intelligence can be a difficult proposition with humans, let alone birds... By Eric Grundhauser.
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Why We Are Attracted to Deviant Personalities
New research finds that heterosexual people with pathological personalities have better success finding mates. By Karl Gruber.
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User behaviour
Websites and apps are designed for compulsion, even addiction. Should the net be regulated like drugs or casinos? By Michael Schulson.
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The Original Natural Born Killers
In the 1920s, two murderers were defended by science. The infamous case still echoes. By Edward Tenner.
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Orcas seen in unique group ambush-and-kill attack on dolphins
A pod of killer whales known for invading beaches to catch baby sea lions has now been spotted using sophisticated ambush tactics to catch dolphins. By Bob Holmes.
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How to spot a psychopath (according to a psychopath)
One self-proclaiming psychopath has described how he presents himself in society and given a breakdown on his behaviour in different situations in what may provide an answer to that question.
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A Study of Unfaithful Voles Links Genes to Brains to Behaviour
These adorable rodents form intense lifelong bonds, but that doesn’t mean they never cheat.
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The League of Extraordinary Assholes
There's a jerk in every room. Is it you?
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Eye Contact: How Long Is Too Long?
There's a reason your mother told you to look people in the eye when you talk to them: eye contact conveys important social cues. Yet when someone holds your gaze for more than a few seconds, the experience can take on a different tenor. New work elucidates the factors that affect whether we like or loathe locking eyes for a lengthy period.
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The 5 Gifts of Failure
Failure isn't always avoidable. And even when it is, the lessons it can teach us can be more rewarding than the benefits that come with success. To reach these benefits, you need to approach failure with the right frame of mind.
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13 cognitive biases that impede our rational thinking ability
Your father prepares dinner, saying that he tried a brand new recipe. He assures you that you’ll have eaten nothing like it before. When you take your first bite, you realize it really is nothing like you've eaten before, but not in a good way.
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Natural-born paedophiles
Some paedophiles might be hard-wired to commit their abusive acts. Should that alter their crime in the eyes of the law? By Caren Chesler.
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Mental depletion complicates financial decisions for the poor
Now imagine that you’re poor, and you have a decision in the morning about whether to take the bus or to have breakfast, and you have a decision to make in the day on whether to buy medications or put money aside for rent. Those decisions are incredibly depleting. It’s just an exhausting way to live.
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