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> An investigation of laughing at yourself
To be capable of laughing at oneself is usually considered a mark of good character and the foundation of a robust sense of humour. Yet this is a beha...
> We sit near people who look like us
The next time you're in an audience, turn to the person sat next to you and take a good look. That's what you look like, that is. Scary eh?...
> The Internet as our external hard drive
Last year's annual question posed by Edge was "How is the Internet changing the way you think?" Several psychologists answered that it was becoming an...
> Babies prefer Picasso
Psychologists who study art appreciation have their work cut out. How does one begin to untangle cultural influences from more basic perceptual factor...
> Does crying really make you feel better?
Psychologists have made surprisingly little progress in explaining why we cry. A popular idea is that crying is cathartic - that the tears of sadness ...
> Men are motivated by cute baby faces too
Both Charles Darwin and Konrad Lorenz, the pioneering ethologist, wrote about the appeal of baby faces as a possible adaptive mechanism....
> Why is a touch on the arm so persuasive?
A gentle touch on the arm can be surprisingly persuasive. Consider these research findings....
> Our latest Special Issue Spotter
We trawl the world's journals so you don't have to:Neuropsychology of Prospective Memory (Neuropsychologia)....
> Extra stories from our Research Digest
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:...
> Scientists who rock
The review journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences has a reflective essay in-press writte...
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