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How to save memory in the digital age
26/12/2018 - 14:06
Alex Mullen has an extraordinary talent: after just 16 seconds of flicking through a pack of cards, he can recall their exact order. The 26... →
Home schooling - a growing trend in Israel
28/11/2018 - 14:02
Some think that home schooling has to do with religious convictions, or that it’s best for disabled kids. While particular families may... →
What is the best age to learn a foreign language
27/11/2018 - 14:51
“At this age, children don’t learn a language – they acquire it,” says the school’s director Carmen Rampersad. It seems to sum up the... →
Whate is the best age to learn a foreign language
05/11/2018 - 15:43
“At this age, children don’t learn a language – they acquire it,” says the school’s director Carmen Rampersad. It seems to sum up the... →
What religion does to brain
05/10/2018 - 15:47
Whether you are a staunch atheist, a reserved agnostic, or a devout believer, you are equally likely to find the effects of religion on... →
The Mystery of Polyglots
29/09/2018 - 15:22
Rojas-Berscia is a twenty-seven-year-old Peruvian with a baby face and spiky dark hair. A friend had given him a new pair of earrings,... →
Scientists have identified four new types of personality
18/09/2018 - 16:42
Experts from Northwestern University sifted through data from more than 1.5 million questionnaire respondents to make the finding.... →
Consciousness in Animals
18/09/2018 - 16:18
Daily Dilemmas You might find yourself one day in a restaurant with friends and, feeling a little adventurous, you order a plate of... →
How we deceive ourselves
15/08/2018 - 15:06
Most of them have focused on money. When asked whether they would prefer to have, say, $150 today or $180 in one month, people tend to... →
The nature of evil
07/08/2018 - 12:56
This duality is also a puzzle to ourselves, at the heart of cosmologies, theologies and tragedies, the motor of moral codes and the tension... →
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
25/06/2018 - 14:05
Less than a decade earlier, measles had been largely eliminated in the US. The gradual resurgence can, researchers say, be directly... →
Learning a new language: age limits
31/05/2018 - 00:17
The older you get the more difficult it is to learn to speak French like a Parisian. But no one knows exactly what the cutoff point is—at... →

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