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We value brains. We hold test scores in high esteem. We spend money and hours on brain training games and ginseng. But what does intelligence really mean?…
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Halloween will soon be upon us, and among the ghouls and goblins walking the streets, you might see someone dressed up an Ebola patient out asking for…
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Happiness may be one of the most common and egalitarian of human emotions, but all aren't created equal when it comes to elation.The work of Harvard’s Dan…
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Procrastination is the all-too-familiar foe of productivity, but why do some wait until the last minute to even get a project started?In this episode of…
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Can you remember what it was like for you to learn your native language? Probably not, but why is that?As humans, we begin learning to speak our native…
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We may think of our memory functioning much like a movie camera does; capturing a scene and replaying it in a linear fashion. Yet, in actuality, it’s more…
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Failure is a word that carries a lot of baggage, arousing emotional responses that we’d usually rather avoid. What about success? Why does the thought of…
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The 24-hour-news cycle is ingrained into most adults' lives. Global conflict, natural disasters and crime make their way into in our daily discussions…
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Being the incredibly social species that we are, we humans simply cannot avoid influencing one another when we interact. Influence is inevitable. The…
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What’s so funny?In this week’s show, the Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, analyze laughter until it cracks you up.Why is it that…