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Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.
Researchers examining identical twins raised apart found that twins given very different educations differed by an average of 15 IQ points…
By Mind & Matter · Aug 21, 2026
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By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 21, 2026
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 20, 2026
The famous claim that standing like a superhero floods you with hormones was debunked, even by its own author, but a smaller and sturdier…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 20, 2026
Researchers tracked 12 people through a ten-month Antarctic isolation experiment expecting loneliness to be the problem
By Brendan Brown · Aug 20, 2026
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By Brendan Brown · Aug 20, 2026
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius
By Mal James · Aug 20, 2026
The people who leave you flattened are draining you in three specific, measurable ways, and the science of why holds an uncomfortable…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 20, 2026
Admiring a great athlete's skill is one thing, but treating them as a hero of general virtue and moral authority is a different move…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 20, 2026
We tend to think the Stanford Prison Experiment proved good people turn cruel under the right conditions, but a 2019 archival investigation…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 20, 2026
Finnish children usually do not begin formal school until the year they turn seven, yet Finland became an education model by producing…
By The Long View · Aug 19, 2026