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Do animals have a sense of humor?
Slate: Right now, in a high-security research lab at Northwestern University’s Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics, scientists are tickling rats. Their goal? To develop a pharmaceutical-grade happiness pill. But their efforts might also produce some
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Studying Contagious Yawning Might Help Us Build Better Societies
Scientific American: We often turn to dogs and to chimpanzees to understand our species. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives (with bonobos), while centuries of selective breeding have turned dogs into a species uniquely suited to
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Books to Check Out: March 2014
To submit a new book, email [email protected]. The Human Brand: How We Relate to People, Products, and Companies by Chris Malone and Susan T. Fiske; Jossey-Bass, September 30, 2013. The Rise of Consciousness and the
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If You Can’t Take the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen
Until now, I could honestly say that I have been impressed by psychological publications, at times bored, at other times pleased, but until this issue, rarely would I use the term embarrassed to describe my
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Are we really different from animals?
CNN: Thomas Suddendorf is a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland and a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He is the author of “The Gap: The Science of What Separates Us
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Does your dog wag left or right? It matters.
The Washington Post: Tail wagging could convey more meaning among dogs than previously thought. Dogs have different emotional responses to their peers depending on the direction of a tail wag, a new study found. Seeing
