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June 18, 2012

 

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What Is The Equation For A Happy, Healthy Teen?

Teenagers are often a difficult bunch. With all those hormones flooding their bodies, they can be moody, unpredictable, and prone to making dubious choices.

June 11, 2012

 

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Can You Predict The Future?

Trust your feelings and you might, just might be able to predict the future.

June 8, 2012

 

Alex the Parrot

Meet Alex, One Smart Gray Parrot

Did you know that gray parrots have learned to distinguish objects and colors?

May 18, 2012

 

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How You Envision Others Says A Lot About You In Real Life

Perhaps imagining someone else with the qualities you admire is one way to develop them in yourself.

March 22, 2012

 

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Do Violent Video Games Change Our Brains?

Does spending countless hours doing virtual violence to pixelated monsters and warriors have any effect on our sensitive and malleable brains?

March 21, 2012

 

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What Do Pupils Tell Us?

This Moment of Science is going to report some interesting things that our pupils can reveal.

March 20, 2012

 

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Is There A Connection Between The Brain And The Gut?

If the brain can upset the gut, can the gut upset the brain?

March 19, 2012

 

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Ready, Aim, Shoot! How Marksmen Use Heartrate To Shoot

Research shows that marksmen shoot most accurately when their hearts' rhythm increases from eight to twenty beats per minute over their resting heart rate.

March 2, 2012

 

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Anxiety’s Rose-Colored Glasses

Recent research on human decision-making in high-pressure situations has yielded some surprising results.

February 16, 2012

 

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Materialistic Couples Have More Problems

Being too fixated on money can lead to less happiness.

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