Mind
Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention than chimps
In a task based on switching between two sets of rules, 5-year-olds score highly, while 4-year-olds and chimpanzees lag behind
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Why self-compassion is the first step to being kinder to others
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Humans
The science of self-knowledge is important, even if it is a bit fuzzy
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Environment
When water runs short, how do you get people to use their fair share?
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Ghostwatch interview: Writer of cult paranormal TV show tells all
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Health
Hypnotherapy app eases irritable bowel syndrome symptoms in six weeks
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Technology
People prefer tech they think is old 鈥� even when it’s actually not
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Life
Cambridge lab for clever birds saved from closure by public donations
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How to understand your inner voice and control your inner critic
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Humans
‘Funk fungus’ is a funny phrase and scientists now know why
A study looking at more than 55,000 pairs of words has found why word pairings like "gnome bone" and "spam scrotum" seem to be more amusing than their constituent parts
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Humans
Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them
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You might avoid divisive products if your parents argued as a child
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Humans
Traffic accident statistics on signs may actually cause more crashes
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Listening to friends tell you about their dreams helps develop empathy
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