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psychology

A puzzle

Health

Brain implant boosts human memory by mimicking how we learn

A device that zaps the brain with electricity has improved people’s scores on memory tests. It may have the power to help dementia, or boost other brain skills

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Humans

How YouTube Kids can solve its Peppa Pig cannibalism problem

Comment

Sheep learn to recognise celebrity faces from different angles

Life

Sheep learn to recognise celebrity faces from different angles

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Louis Theroux and women with aneroxia

Health

Anorexia films and documentaries must avoid being voyeuristic

Comment

person with unrecognisable face

Health

People with face blindness are missing a ‘hub’ in their brains

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A row of three fixed-odds betting machines with a man sat at the machine on the right

Humans

UK’s plan to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling lacks evidence

Analysis

haunted pic

Humans

Chill factors: The everyday things that make us see ghosts

Features

Angry woman

Health

Brain-zap therapy may throw people with depression into a rage

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Gamers

Technology

Gaming addiction probably isn’t a real condition, study suggests

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You can trust me: Five shortcuts to show that you’re for real

Humans

You can trust me: Five shortcuts to show that you’re for real

Building up trust takes time. But there are simple ways you can speed things along

Features

Technology

Leap of faith: How Airbnb gets us to trust complete strangers

Features

Humans

Narcissists aren’t very conservative but believe in inequality

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Humans

Speaking up against sexual abuse is hard – #MeToo changes that

Comment

Technology

A world where cameras are always on may make us less human

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