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Manners maketh man: how disgust shaped human evolution

Life

Manners maketh man: how disgust shaped human evolution

A key factor in our evolution is so deeply ingrained in our lives that we barely notice it. Disgustologist Valerie Curtis lifts the lid on manners

Opinion

Mind games: From Ancient Greece to Schrödinger's cat

Life

Mind games: From Ancient Greece to Schrödinger's cat

Features

Thoughts: The inside story

Life

Thoughts: The inside story

Features

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Humans

We think, therefore we are

Opinion

Dan Dennett's handy tools for easier thinking

Life

Dan Dennett's handy tools for easier thinking

Features

Is this the most extraordinary human brain ever seen?

Life

Is this the most extraordinary human brain ever seen?

Regulars

Voices from the past: Ancient secrets in today's words

Life

Voices from the past: Ancient secrets in today's words

Features

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Health

Wrap brain in antibiotic film to protect after surgery

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Chance inheritance: The subtle power of birth order

Life

Chance inheritance: The subtle power of birth order

Features

Play your way to evolutionary fitness

Life

Play your way to evolutionary fitness

No one is exactly sure why humans and animals play, but Patrick Bateson and Paul Martin propose an answer in Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

CultureLab

Life

Mind into matter: Where we end and the world begins

Opinion

Health

Spouse's voice easy to home in on… and easy to ignore

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Life

Poverty can sap people's ability to think clearly

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Life

Mini human 'brains' grown in lab for first time

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