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The world is getting better, so why are we convinced otherwise?

We need a better handle on our ignorance if we want to improve our lives, says Ola Rosling, a proponent of factfulness - holding only opinions supported by strong facts

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We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song

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Mind

How the science of happiness became an industry worth billions

Culture

Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

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Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

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Life

This month's top sci-fi reminds us to beware technocrats bearing gifts

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Life

Don't Miss: Design for survival, lab fraud, and summer magic

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Don't miss: Curative comedy, cultural copies and an unlikely fish diet

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Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal

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IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

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Mind

Don't Miss: FBI profiling, blanket-bog art and psychedelic minds

This week, watch the FBI learn criminal profiling, be amazed by art inspired by Europe's largest blanket bog, and tune into cutting edge psychedelic research

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Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

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Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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What if you could erase your political opponents? Sci-fi has answers

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The global economy is broken, it must work for people, not vice versa

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