Research

30/12/2015 - 13:55

How do we make this astonishing journey? Until recently, neuroscientists were in the dark about this ‘first age of the brain’. But the... →

25/12/2015 - 18:23

According to the report, the number of families living in poverty rose from 18.6% in 2013 to 18.8% in 2014. Poverty among residents also... →

21/12/2015 - 14:35

Participants with high television viewing (more than three hours per day for more than two-thirds of the visits) during 25 years were more... →

16/12/2015 - 14:19

Psychiatrist Christiaan Vinkers and his colleagues searched papers on PubMed for 25 'positive' words and 25 'negative' words (which the... →

12/12/2015 - 13:51

It turned out that simply describing the event to themselves massively improved their chances of remembering it accurately a week or so... →

06/12/2015 - 16:30

Sarcasm involves constructing or exposing contradictions between intended meanings. The most common form of verbal irony, sarcasm is often... →

02/12/2015 - 15:54

When does old age begin? The poet Dante believed old age started at 45. A survey of the British public concluded that it starts at 59 – the... →

25/11/2015 - 18:04

Rand’s previous studies had examined a more fundamental question: are we naturally predisposed to being selfish, or selfless? One idea was... →

21/11/2015 - 14:10

Romanes waited until his dog was distracted by another hound, then darted away in a mad zigzag. When the dog returned, it realised Romanes... →

15/11/2015 - 18:55

Israel, in sixth place is the only Middle Eastern country placed in the top 10, while North and South American countries were not present... →

11/11/2015 - 14:15

"The results of the Israeli Democracy Index 2015 highlight the continued deterioration of the public stake in government institutions,... →

05/11/2015 - 15:29

Bumpology The story starts with a collection of dozens of tiny ceramic heads – all different shapes and sizes – kept at the Science Museum... →

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