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Life

Inside knowledge: What's really going on in the minds of animals

Bright animals from chimps to crows know what they know and what others are thinking. But when it comes to abstract knowledge, the picture is more mixed

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Life

Inside knowledge: Why we like to know useless stuff

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Humans

Inside knowledge: The maximum any one person can ever know

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Humans

Inside knowledge: How to tell truth from lies

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Technology

Inside knowledge: What wisdom will live on once we're gone

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Humans

Inside knowledge: What separates fact from belief

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Bill Kochevar can feed himself thanks to a neuroprosthesis

Health

Implants let quadriplegic man drink from mug and feed himself

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Earth

Changing clocks twice a year is bad for health and energy use

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Humans

Mind the gaps: The holes in your brain that make you smart

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Keas just want to have fun

Life

Parrots find ‘laughter’ contagious and high-five in mid air

Chortling parrots join humans, apes and rats in elite club of species that find fun infectious and enjoy a laugh or two together

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Life

Premature babies’ brains respond differently to gentle touching

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Health

Neuroleaks: The secret dialogue between brain and body

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Health

When I try to imagine my girlfriend's face, I draw a blank

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Health

People with no mind's eye may help us boost our creativity

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