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Life in the multiverse means endless possibilities

Life

Life in the multiverse means endless possibilities

What if...? Whether or not we live in the best of all possible worlds, the multiverse can help us make the best decisions in this one

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Epilepsy gives woman compulsion to write poems

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Epilepsy gives woman compulsion to write poems

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Daydream believers: Is imagination our greatest skill?

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Daydream believers: Is imagination our greatest skill?

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Shockers: Psychology experiments that we'd ban now

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Shockers: Psychology experiments that we'd ban now

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Sleeping brains can process and respond to words

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Sleeping brains can process and respond to words

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Scan of a person's brain showing a hole where the cerebellum should be

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Woman of 24 found to have no cerebellum in her brain

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The banality of evil? People aren't so easily led

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The banality of evil? People aren't so easily led

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New push for better handling of football head injuries

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New push for better handling of football head injuries

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Painful memories eased by inhaling xenon gas

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Swap bad memories for good at the flick of a switch

Life

Swap bad memories for good at the flick of a switch

Hate that holiday because you spent your whole time arguing? There may be a way to overwrite your reminiscences if what works in mice works in humans

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Emailing angry? Your keyboard feels your pain

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Life

Shortcuts to an infant-like view on the world

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Life

Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?

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Health

Can we consciously control our immune system?

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