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For parents of young children hoping to boost their offspring’s language skills, the solution might be simpler than you think: talk to th...

Good news for those of you who make it a point to stay physically active: a recent experiment may suggest that regular exercise decreases...

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Parrots: at times, they seem almost suspiciously smart. It’s not just about the talking and the mimicry; the Harvard Gazette reports that...

“You are what you buy,” our consumer culture seems to tell us. But how fixed and immutable are our buying preferences? How subject are th...

It’s graduation season, and that means it’s time to celebrate the grads in your life, revel in their accomplishments—and prepare yourself...

Horses are remarkable creatures. 47 million years ago, their evolutionary ancestor was just two feet tall. Anatomically speaking, their “w...

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Are you likely to fall for a made-up government conspiracy? That depends: how well-informed are you? If you said “very”…bad news, you mig...

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We all want to hang out with the people who really “get” us—our equals, our peers. As it turns out, this even appears to hold true for in...

Can’t get into meditation? It might be time to pick up a coloring book. That’s not meant to sound dismissive; it’s actual advice. Adult c...

When you really think about it, the fact that you can read this sentence is nothing short of amazing. In a fraction of a second, you are ...

Last week, we talked about how "delighters", those little extra touches, can make all the difference in sales. There’s just a few things ...

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In 1543, Polish astronomer and mathematician Copernicus published a then-radical theory, carefully timed just before his death: the Renai...

If you’ve taken a psych class in the past four decades, you’ve probably encountered some version of the following story: In 1971, psychol...