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How moral fundamentalism becomes a scientific sin

Life

How moral fundamentalism becomes a scientific sin

We are moral because we need to be, argues Mark Johnson in Morality for Humans – and our moral compass rests on our knack for imagining future scenarios

CultureLab

Friendship: Friends with many benefits

Life

Friendship: Friends with many benefits

Features

Friendship: Friends in high-tech places

Life

Friendship: Friends in high-tech places

Features

Friendship: Do animals have friends, too?

Life

Friendship: Do animals have friends, too?

Features

Friendship FAQ: The 'just friends' dilemma, and more

Life

Friendship FAQ: The 'just friends' dilemma, and more

Features

Mindscapes: The woman who gets lost in her own home

Health

Mindscapes: The woman who gets lost in her own home

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Health

Wake up – we need to know more about insomnia

Leader

Treat violence like a plague – then we can cure it

Life

Treat violence like a plague – then we can cure it

Opinion

My Duolingo learning app can reshape education

Technology

My Duolingo learning app can reshape education

Careers

Kindergarten bots teach language to tots

Technology

Kindergarten bots teach language to tots

Social storytelling robots that offer personalised teaching are giving preschool children a boost with their language skills

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Life

Has social living shrunk our brains?

CultureLab

Health

Awake asleep: Insomniac brains that can't switch off

Features

Health

Twisted brain lobes could make depression more likely

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Life

Sentient robots? Not possible if you do the maths

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