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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
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Does Grandpa Have Depression?
In traditional Vietnamese culture, the very question is virtually taboo
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Lions See These Illusions the Same Way You Do
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When Good Advice Goes Bad
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A New Way to Think about Mental Illness
Instead of looking for “the” cause of schizophrenia, depression and other disorders, we should consider whether there might be a network of causes
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The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century
Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today he is all but forgotten...
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Can Empathic Concern Actually Increase Political Polarization?
New research suggests that those who display the most concern for others are also the most socially polarized
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We All Need to Be Educated about Suicide Prevention
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Are You a Moral Grandstander?
New research suggests that moral grandstanding may be a major source of conflict in the world today
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The organization’s anniversary comes at a time when some scientists have been barred from attending its annual meeting because of the U.S. travel ban
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