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Fast asleep? Your unconscious is still listening

Can you really set a mental alarm clock by hitting your head on the pillow before you go to bed? Turns out that's not so far from the truth

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Your brain's crystal ball helps you understand speech and fear

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Break bad habits by hacking the autopilot in your brain

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How we know where our limbs are without thinking

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Why tonight’s debate is ‘narcissist’ Trump v ‘liar’ Clinton

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Rattlesnakes silently shook their tails before evolving rattles

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Antidepressant makes bones weaker by slowing down new growth

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Antidepressant makes bones weaker by slowing down new growth

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Metaphysics special: What is consciousness?

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Metaphysics special: Where do good and evil come from?

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Metaphysics special: What is the meaning of life?

Your life may feel important to you, but does it have meaning? It's the biggest of all questions – and it has more than one answer

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Humans

Money alone won't turn us into unselfish citizens

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Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour

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Are you a nice person? Brain scans can tell how generous you are

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The kindness paradox: Why be generous?

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