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Why are women better at food shopping than men?
Men do better than women at most tests of spatial awareness, but not all. A new study set in a farmer’s market shows that women outperform men at remembering the locations of food, particularly the mo… more →
Not Exactly Rocket Science
Somebody's Gotta Know
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Sherry wrote 3 weeks ago: Okay, perhaps I have too much time on my hands. But this issue has been bugging me for a couple of y … more →
Smart Fish
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heatherselby wrote 1 month ago: Growing up, I was always asking “can we get a dog, please?”, but my Mom’s answer … more →
Stuck in the present
apicturehelduscaptive wrote 1 month ago: It is often expressed that the best thing one can do is live in the moment. I’ve always found … more →
Black and White Photography Explained
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chaotos wrote 4 months ago: This is a followup to my previous comments about black and white photography, and the peculiar spell … more →
The Omega Fatty Acids and Brain Evolution - Part II
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Dr Dan wrote 5 months ago: The traditional view of our paleolithic ancestors is that they were hunter-gatherers within the Afr … more →
The Omega Fatty Acids and Brain Evolution - Part I
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Dr Dan wrote 5 months ago: For the first 2.5 billion years of life on the planet, the blue-green algae dominated the oceans. T … more →
How intelligent are intelligence tests?: Whitehead responds
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gregdowney wrote 6 months ago: Dear readers. Dr. Charles Whitehead wrote a long and thoughtful response to my earlier post on the … more →
Is Google really making us stupid? When was the last time you RTFM?
Ryan Risley wrote 1 year ago: Perhaps it goes back to the introduction of the instruction manual, even further back to the tendenc … more →
What is unique about the human arcuate fasciculus... and what does it have to do with language?
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 1 year ago: Despite the fact that I’ve seen some really impactful primate related research lately, I … more →
Lewontin claims we know nothing about brain evolution
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docartemis wrote 1 year ago: Episode 30 of the Brain Science Podcast was devoted to the subject of language evolution. In that ep … more →
New York Times Profiles Ralph Holloway
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 1 year ago: The New York Times is running a profile of Ralph Holloway, a paleoanthropologist that specializes in … more →
Why are women better at food shopping than men?
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Ed Yong wrote 1 year ago: Men do better than women at most tests of spatial awareness, but not all. A new study set in a farme … more →
Simple sponges provide clues to origin of nervous system
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Ed Yong wrote 2 years ago: The possible origins of the nervous system have been found in the simple sponge, an animal with no n … more →
Asymmetrical brains help us (and fish) to multi-task
Ed Yong wrote 2 years ago: The asymmetry of the human brain may allow us to cope with multiple demands that compete for our att … more →
The evolution of animal personalities - they're a fact of life
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Ed Yong wrote 2 years ago: Animals have distinct personalities and temperaments, but why would evolution favour these over more … more →
Chimps show that actions spoke louder than words in language evolution
Ed Yong wrote 2 years ago: Chimpanzees and bonobos use gestures more flexibly and adaptively than other forms of communication. … more →
Non-coding DNA drove human brain evolution by making nerve cells stickier
Ed Yong wrote 2 years ago: Most of our genome is made up of the poorly named ‘junk DNA’. New research shows that these sequenc … more →
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