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Hannibal Lector

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Real-life psychopaths actually have below-average intelligence

They may be manipulative, dishonest and callous, but the typical psychopath is no Hannibal Lecter. In fact, they tend to get lower scores on intelligence tests

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Mice turn into killers when brain circuit is triggered by laser

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This is why you can't help babbling to your dog like it's a baby

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How to make even your toughest new year's resolutions stick

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Here's how experts can rebuild trust in the post-truth era

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No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

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How we fell in love with our voice-activated home assistants

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Guilty or not guilty: Does inequality really lead to murder?

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Guilty or not guilty: Does inequality really lead to murder?

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Super-you: Fine-tune your life by making goals into habits

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Super-you: We’re all reading each other’s minds, all the time

Your power to predict what other people think is the secret sauce of culture and social connections. And there's scope for us all to improve

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Fake news shapes our opinions even when we know it's not true

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Moral consensus: a CEO should earn five times what workers get

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Zap to the brain alters libido in unique sex study

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Seeing reason: How to change minds in a 'post-fact' world

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