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Total recall: Data diaries explain who you really are

Life

Total recall: Data diaries explain who you really are

New year, new diary – but how much do you really want to record about yourself? Add lifelogging hardware for endless possibilities, says Alun Anderson

Opinion

Extreme beer: No accounting for taste

Humans

Extreme beer: No accounting for taste

Features

Autistic ability falters in real world

Health

Autistic ability falters in real world

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Life

Liar, liar! Brain circuit predicts others' honesty

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Stuffing yourself in imagination curbs stomach pangs

Life

Stuffing yourself in imagination curbs stomach pangs

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Life

People with 'warrior gene' better at risky decisions

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To erase a bad memory, first become a child

Life

To erase a bad memory, first become a child

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Bigger brains tricked by optical illusion

Life

Bigger brains tricked by optical illusion

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Humans

Mapping the mind to the body – a little too easily

CultureLab

Thoughts of religion prompt acts of punishment

Life

Thoughts of religion prompt acts of punishment

People who support a religious organisation are more likely to punish selfish behaviour, a new study suggests

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Life

Overweight people sniff out food better, even after lunch

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Life

Bad memory for faces? Blame your reading skills

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Life

iPhone app reveals the emotional downside of daydreams

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Life

Is this evidence that we can see the future?

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