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Switching up your sleep schedule is wreaking havoc on your body’s natural rhythm
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Psychologists and anthropologists debate how different cultures answer the question, “What time is it?”
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From the Editor
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The "discovery" turned out to be the biggest hoax in the history of paleoanthropology
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Senility isn’t the answer; IQ scores are increasing with each generation. In a new book, political scientist James Flynn explains why
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The neurologist’s latest investigations of the mind explore the mystery of hallucinations – including his own
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New evidence suggests that fire may have influenced the evolution of the human mind
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You’ve never been so interested in being bored
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Tiny blades discovered in South Africa suggest early humans had advanced intelligence and modern culture 71,000 years ago
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New imaging techniques are mapping the locations of our aesthetic response
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For men and women, looking good can mean extra cash in your bank account
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In a new book, Oxford research psychologist Kevin Dutton argues that psychopaths are poised to perform well under pressure
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A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
A new study debunks the idea that friendships are influenced by shared genes
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The evidence says scientists are pretty honest. New techniques could make it easier for scientific fabricators to be caught
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New research digs deeper into the social science behind why power brings out the best in some people and the worst in others
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In a new book, Steven Johnson encourages us to lose top-down hierarchies, typical of companies, and instead organize around peer networks
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A new study indicates that having a winning sports team may make us more likely to reelect an incumbent politician
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Researchers say chimpanzee behavior may help explain why human ancestors ate each other 800,000 years ago
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The most effective cloaking device is the human mind
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