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Scientists Should Stop Naming Species after Awful People
And they ought to consider revoking names that never should have been honored in the first place
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Medicine’s Power Problem
It’s not just “superstar” doctors who get away with abuse of patients, medical trainees and other hospital staff
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No, Women Can’t Multitask Either
Recent research finds zero support for the stereotype that they do so better than men
My Brush with Behavioral Economics
Should I sell a musical instrument for triple the price I expected? It all depends
How Do You Know Which Emotion a Facial Expression Represents?
A group of researchers has created a short test to see just how misleading the look on a person’s face can be
Why We Need to Study Consciousness
Science has made outstandingly accurate descriptions of the world but has told us little about our subjective experience of it
Which Weighs More, a Pound of Stone or a Pound of Styrofoam?
It’s not a trick question: your brain answers differently, depending on whether the materials are part of the same object or not
Toward a Positive Evolutionary Psychology
A new book integrates positive psychology and evolutionary psychology to help advance the human condition
A New Type of Visual Prosthesis
The NIH’s director showcases a project to develop a brain implant that would restore sight
Where’s My Consciousness-ometer?
Whether an entity is conscious may soon be a testable question
Workers Are Afraid to Take a Mental Health Day
Bosses like me can fix that
When a Still Life Comes Alive
This artist’s paintings walk among us
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