It’s never easy to truly understand someone. Appearances deceive, and words can lie. However, according to China’s ancient …
human behavior
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Science UnmaskedFeatured
Heads vs. Tails? A Simple Coin Flip Can Be Enough to Change How We Treat Others
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesImagine you are asked to give a small amount of money to a stranger. It’s not your money, …
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CrimeEditor's Pick
The Consequences of a Single Thought: How One Woman’s Actions Led to a Tragic End
Life often presents you with moments where a single thought, whether good or evil, can drastically alter your …
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Insights & StoriesFeatured
The Hidden Benefits of Kindness: How One Small Act Changed a Life
by Max Luby Max LuIn the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to overlook the small moments that can …
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Franz was an East German soldier who had served in the military for several years. He had always …
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Relationships
The Role of Information Cascades in Driving Public Opinion
by Sofia Romaby Sofia RomaAs humans connect at increasing rates, it becomes all too common to influence each other’s behavior and decision-making …
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A study has concluded that the earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) emerged in a …
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The study by a team of geographers and archaeologists from UCL and King’s College London, published in Nature Communications, suggests …
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Humans
78,000-Year-Old Cave in East Africa Shows Early Cultural Innovations
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has excavated the Panga …
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ArtsArchaeology
How Our Ancestors With Autistic Traits Led a Revolution in Ice Age Art
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAround 30,000 years ago, realistic Ice Age art suddenly flourished in Europe. Extremely accurate depictions of bears, bison, …