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Psychedelic Drugs Don’t Make People Crazy, Study Says
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Psychedelic Drugs Don’t Make People Crazy, Study Says

By Shaunacy Ferro

How We Remember To Remember
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How We Remember To Remember

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why So Many Men Kill Their Families On Sundays In August
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Why So Many Men Kill Their Families On Sundays In August

By Colin Lecher

Why People Love Tipping Waiters
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Why People Love Tipping Waiters

By Shaunacy Ferro

Internet-Based Psychotherapy Actually Works
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Internet-Based Psychotherapy Actually Works

By Shaunacy Ferro

Seriously, What’s Up With Anthony Weiner?
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Seriously, What’s Up With Anthony Weiner?

By Shaunacy Ferro

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FYI: Why Is It Funny When A Guy Gets Hit In The Groin?

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Is The Molecule Responsible For Stress
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This Is The Molecule Responsible For Stress

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Dark Side Of The Love Hormone Oxytocin
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The Dark Side Of The Love Hormone Oxytocin

By Shaunacy Ferro

Health

A Florida Man Woke Up In A Motel Room Speaking Only Swedish. Could It Happen To You?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Scans Of Sex Addicts’ Brains Call Diagnosis Into Question
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Scans Of Sex Addicts’ Brains Call Diagnosis Into Question

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Sad Songs Make Us Happy
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Why Sad Songs Make Us Happy

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?
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FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

By Francie Diep

Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Vibrating In Your Pocket When It Isn’t
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Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Vibrating In Your Pocket When It Isn’t

By Dan Nosowitz

How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain
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How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain

By Colin Lecher

Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories
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Ambien Can Improve Your Recall, But Only For Unhappy Memories

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Brain Makes Its Own Version Of Valium
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Your Brain Makes Its Own Version Of Valium

By Shaunacy Ferro

Where Is The Next Carl Sagan?
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Where Is The Next Carl Sagan?

By Erin Biba

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience
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Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience

By Suzanne Corkin

Giving White People The Illusion Of Darker Skin Makes Them Less Racist
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Giving White People The Illusion Of Darker Skin Makes Them Less Racist

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?
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FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?

By Emily Ferber

A Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD
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A Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don’t Realize It
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Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don’t Realize It

By Clay Dillow

How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons
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How Facebook Used Science To Design More Emotional Emoticons

By Shaunacy Ferro

Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive
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Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive

By Colin Lecher

Why We Can’t Stop Eating Frosting From The Can
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Why We Can’t Stop Eating Frosting From The Can

By Francie Diep

Me, Me, Me: People Who Overuse The First-Person Singular Are More Depressed
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Me, Me, Me: People Who Overuse The First-Person Singular Are More Depressed

By Rose Pastore

Rich People Aren’t Entirely Awful And Selfish: Study
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Rich People Aren’t Entirely Awful And Selfish: Study

By Shaunacy Ferro

Pass The Prozac: Fruit Flies Get Depressed, Too
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Pass The Prozac: Fruit Flies Get Depressed, Too

By Rebecca Boyle

Just Seeing Hillary Clinton’s Face Improves Women’s Public Speaking
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Just Seeing Hillary Clinton’s Face Improves Women’s Public Speaking

By Shaunacy Ferro

Is Everyone Really Staring At You?
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Is Everyone Really Staring At You?

By Dan Nosowitz

Yes, Your Mind Can Control Your Body Temperature
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Yes, Your Mind Can Control Your Body Temperature

By Colin Lecher

Scientists Can Pluck Images Out Of Your Dreams
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Scientists Can Pluck Images Out Of Your Dreams

By Colin Lecher

Investigators Discover 50th Fake Study By Disgraced Dutch Psychologist
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Investigators Discover 50th Fake Study By Disgraced Dutch Psychologist

By Rose Pastore

Having Too Many Choices Leads To Bad, Risky Decisions
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Having Too Many Choices Leads To Bad, Risky Decisions

By Colin Lecher

The U.S. Army’s Ambitious Fight Against PTSD
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The U.S. Army’s Ambitious Fight Against PTSD

By Matthieu Aikins

Babies Display Schadenfreude Toward People Who Are Different
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Babies Display Schadenfreude Toward People Who Are Different

By Shaunacy Ferro

Watch This Cat Play With An Optical Illusion [Video]
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Watch This Cat Play With An Optical Illusion [Video]

By Colin Lecher

Can We Humans Build Cities That Don’t Freak Us Out?
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Can We Humans Build Cities That Don’t Freak Us Out?

By Emily Elert

How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions
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How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions

By Virginia Hughes

How Do You Depress A Rat? Harass It With A Robot
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How Do You Depress A Rat? Harass It With A Robot

By Shaunacy Ferro

5 Terrible Things The Internet Does To Our Love Lives
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5 Terrible Things The Internet Does To Our Love Lives

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody’s Watching
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Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody’s Watching

By Colin Lecher

Second-Hand Abuse: Bad Bosses Make The Whole Office Toxic
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Second-Hand Abuse: Bad Bosses Make The Whole Office Toxic

By Shaunacy Ferro

Science Confirms The Obvious: Men And Women Aren’t That Different
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Men And Women Aren’t That Different

By Shaunacy Ferro

Science Confirms The Obvious: Americans Are Selfish
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Americans Are Selfish

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?
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Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Science Of Getting On ‘The Price Is Right’
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The Science Of Getting On ‘The Price Is Right’

By Colin Lecher

Does Pot Use Cause Psychosis, Or Does Psychosis Cause Pot Use?
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Does Pot Use Cause Psychosis, Or Does Psychosis Cause Pot Use?

By Colin Lecher

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans
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Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Humans Can’t Be Empathetic And Logical At The Same Time
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Humans Can’t Be Empathetic And Logical At The Same Time

By Colleen Park

Brain Scan Shows That Thinking About Math Is As Painful As A Hot Stove Burn, If You’re Anxious
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Brain Scan Shows That Thinking About Math Is As Painful As A Hot Stove Burn, If You’re Anxious

By Rebecca Boyle

Why Do Children Think Covering Their Eyes Makes Them Invisible?
Health

Why Do Children Think Covering Their Eyes Makes Them Invisible?

By Clay Dillow

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?
Environment

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?

By Krislyn Placide

Science Says Sex Addiction Is For Real. Here’s How To Diagnose It.
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Science Says Sex Addiction Is For Real. Here’s How To Diagnose It.

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: What Causes Near-Death Experiences?
Science

FYI: What Causes Near-Death Experiences?

By Colin Lecher

Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized

By Clay Dillow

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s

By Colin Lecher

Science Confirms The Obvious: Science Faculty Think Female Students Are Less Competent
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Science Faculty Think Female Students Are Less Competent

By Colin Lecher

Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths
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Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths

By Rebecca Boyle

Cage Match
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Cage Match

By Matthew Shaer

This Is What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Your Self-Control
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This Is What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Your Self-Control

By Colin Lecher

Depression Can Be Diagnosed With a Blood Test
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Depression Can Be Diagnosed With a Blood Test

By Clay Dillow

There Is a Super-Entity Inside the Human Brain
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There Is a Super-Entity Inside the Human Brain

By Rebecca Boyle

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