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Smart subtitles help you learn a second language

Technology

Smart subtitles help you learn a second language

Need to learn a new language but would rather watch TV shows instead? A new software app called Fleex aims to let you do both at once

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Why do we love to organise knowledge into trees?

Mind

Why do we love to organise knowledge into trees?

CultureLab

Children benefit from the right sort of screen time

Life

Children benefit from the right sort of screen time

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Why our brains work better with age

Life

Why our brains work better with age

Opinion

The therapy pill: Forget your phobia in fast forward

Health

The therapy pill: Forget your phobia in fast forward

Features

Fitbit for the mind: Eye-tracker watches your reading

Technology

Fitbit for the mind: Eye-tracker watches your reading

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Cell tails: A surprising number

Life

Cell tails: A surprising number

Features

Not like us: Artificial minds we can't understand

Technology

Not like us: Artificial minds we can't understand

Features

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Life

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Features

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Health

Zapping brain to improve learning comes at a cost

Stimulating the brain electrically has been shown to enhance learning, but tests now show it can slow your thinking too

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Life

Zebra finches sing sloppily when drunk

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Health

Our big brains may make us prone to cancer

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Technology

Unsure robots make better teachers than know-alls

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Life

Sleep your way to greater knowledge

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