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Human Behavior
Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.
We don't know with 100% certainty where SARS-CoV-2 first came from or how it first infected humans. But not all options are equally likely.
Whether NASA likes it or not, humans eventually will be having space sex.
A placebo-controlled study found that oxytocin seems to significantly reduce romantic jealousy among people in intimate relationships.
Memory errors may actually indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is “optimal” or “rational.”
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What would you do differently if you listened to your true desires?
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“The Universe is swarming with scapegoats, yet none of us think we have any of our own.”
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
We seem to be wired to calculate not the shortest path but the “pointiest” one, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.
Most of us will never run a 4 minute mile. But on a bicycle, almost anyone can do it. As human beings, we often take for granted how our bodies work. […]
Metal really does sometimes stick to some people’s skin. Here’s the science of why. Every once in a while, a claim comes along that wildly challenges the mainstream scientific narrative. These […]