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Crows have their own version of the human cerebral cortex.
How Nobel Prize winner physicist Lev Landau ranked the best physics minds of his generation.
What exactly does “questions are the new answers” mean?
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It’s a very human behavior—arguably one of the fundamentals that makes us us.
A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.
Spending time in green spaces seems to yield many health benefits, most of which researchers are only beginning to understand.
Emotional intelligence is a skill sought by many employers. Here’s how to raise yours.
The multifaceted cerebellum is large — it’s just tightly folded.
What was so great about Einstein anyway? A group of experts weigh in.
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Join Maria Konnikova live at 11am EDT tomorrow on Big Think!
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Passion makes challenges enjoyable, but it may have little use in schools.
Teaching your child metacognitive techniques can improve their learning and life skills.
Working memory is the workhorse of cognition. Having less of it has side effects.
fMRI scans show each new thing you think of as a “thought worm.”
A new study lays out the case for the damaging effects of stress on orcas living in tanks.
If machines develop consciousness, or if we manage to give it to them, the human-robot dynamic will forever be different.
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Recent studies suggest virtual reality porn can produce a more positive experience than viewing from a monitor or screen.
How students apply what they’ve learned is more important than a letter or number grade.
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Some of the world’s top minds weigh in on one of the most divisive questions in tech.
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Three scientists examine three dimensions of psychopathy: neurological, social, and criminal.
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Don’t worry about grammar rules at first. They’ll only trip you up.
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Time travel is possible, but only in one direction.
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It takes a special person with a special set of skills to reach students on an emotional level.
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Astrophysicist Michelle Thaller talks ISS and why NICER is so important.
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A joint study by two England universities explores the link between sex and cognitive function with some surprising differences in male and female outcomes in old age.
According to a man that knows more than 20 languages, the key is to start in the middle.
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The planet that we are searching for is a little bit smaller and closer than we originally thought.
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The institutional barriers that have often held creative teaching back are being knocked down by the coronavirus era.
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The larger the stakes and scope, the less likely a conspiracy theory is to be true.
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A U.S. government intelligence agency develops cutting-edge tech to predict future events.