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Decision-makers betrayed by their wide eyes

Life

Decision-makers betrayed by their wide eyes

When people make a decision, their pupils dilate – a cue that could betray intentions, or even converse with people with locked-in syndrome

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Beyond torture: The future of interrogation

Life

Beyond torture: The future of interrogation

Features

Where do atheists come from?

Life

Where do atheists come from?

Opinion

The brain scanner that feels your pain

Life

The brain scanner that feels your pain

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Oldest 'writing' found on 60,000-year-old eggshells

Life

Oldest 'writing' found on 60,000-year-old eggshells

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Technology

Mind-controlled prosthetics without brain surgery

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Brain scans now catch chemicals too

Technology

Brain scans now catch chemicals too

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Women and children first? How long have you got?

Life

Women and children first? How long have you got?

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Happiness ain't all it's cracked up to be

Life

Happiness ain't all it's cracked up to be

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Life

Memory-melting protein is key to fly forgetfulness

If it plays a similar role in mammals, we can look forward to new techniques for memory enhancement or erasure

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Life

Atul Gawande: 'Lists have saved patients and saved me'

Opinion

Life

The writing on the cave wall

Features

Life

Solved: The mathematics of the Hollywood blockbuster

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Life

Damaged brains escape the material world

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