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The more inept you are the smarter you think
07/09/2015 - 12:42
Kruger and Dunning were interested in testing another kind of laughing matter. They asked professional comedians to rate 30 jokes for... →
Philistines introduced cumin, opium poppy into Levant
02/09/2015 - 19:21
“Sycamore is an eastern African species, trained in Egypt and closely compared with Egypt cultivation given Predynastic times (6,000 – 3,... →
Holocaust survivors trauma passed on to children's genes
27/08/2015 - 14:10
Yehuda and her colleagues focused on what is referred to as "epigenetic inheritance" -- the idea that environmental factors can affect the... →
July 2015 was warmest month ever recorded for the globe
23/08/2015 - 13:38
Global highlights: Year-to-date (January–July 2015) •The year-to-date temperature combined across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.53°F... →
Decoded octopus genome reveals secrets to complex intelligence
18/08/2015 - 19:36
Among the biggest surprises contained within the genome—eliciting exclamation point–ridden e-mails from cephalopod researchers—is that... →
Cannabis helps heal broken bones
13/08/2015 - 19:44
Born with a cannabis system According to Gabet, the human body is naturally equipped with a cannabinoid system that regulates both vital... →
The myth of mental illness and violence
09/08/2015 - 14:01
Violent crime statistics tell a different story, though. One survey suggested that only 1% of victims of violent crime believed that the... →
What are the limits of human vision?
05/08/2015 - 11:52
We'll explain these visual thresholds initially through the lens – pun intended – of what many of us first think of when we consider vision... →
The mysterious way your body changes with the weather
01/08/2015 - 11:51
Rain gives you rheumatism… maybe Despite anecdotal reports that wet and windy conditions inflame the joints, the evidence is about as... →
Why does time seem to speed up as we get older?
26/07/2015 - 17:05
Measuring time Humans have created reliable instruments to measure time by using predictable repeating events that occur naturally, such as... →
Belief in God As a Mental Illness?
21/07/2015 - 20:13
“Jehovah Witnesses for instance,” Dr. Andrews continued, “will not accept blood under any circumstance. They would rather die than to... →
Ageing rates vary widely
11/07/2015 - 19:36
Prof Moffitt told the BBC: "Any area of life where we currently use chronological age is faulty, if we knew more about biological age we... →

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