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'Baby illusion' makes mums see youngest as too short

Life

'Baby illusion' makes mums see youngest as too short

Mums judge their youngest child to be shorter than they actually are, which may explain why birth order can affect a child's dominance and risk aversion

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Nature more than nurture determines exam success

Life

Nature more than nurture determines exam success

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3D-printed skull simulates sensations of brain surgery

Technology

3D-printed skull simulates sensations of brain surgery

Regulars

What should we do about pornography?

Life

What should we do about pornography?

Comment

Why insects bug us so much

Life

Why insects bug us so much

CultureLab

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Health

Soaring dementia rates prompt call for global action

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Brain stimulation gives you will to persevere

Technology

Brain stimulation gives you will to persevere

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Modern moral responses need a manual mode

Life

Modern moral responses need a manual mode

Opinion

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Life

Mouse memory inheritance may revitalise Lamarckism

Opinion

Mapped: male and female brain connections

Life

Mapped: male and female brain connections

The left and right sides of the brain are wired differently in men and women – in ways that reflect some stereotypical differences between the sexes

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Life

Fake brain helps investigate age's intelligence decline

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Life

The benefits of realising you're just a brain

Opinion

Life

The night: Full moon mayhem is for real

Features

Life

The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

Features

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