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Study of the Day: Why That Last Piece of Chocolate Tastes the Best
The Atlantic: PROBLEM: Our fondest memories usually involve the last of something, be it a farewell kiss or the final day of school. Does this last-is-best bias extend to more trivial events in everyday life?
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The Greater Your Fear, the Larger the Spider
LiveScience: Fear can distort our perceptions, psychological research indicates, and creepy-crawly spiders are no different. People who are afraid of spiders see the arachnids as bigger than they actually are, recent experiments have shown. Researchers
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Could The Grand Canyon Cure Your Depression?
Business Insider: Yes. Might be time to visit the Grand Canyon or take in an amazing sunset. Via Wray Herbert: Psychological scientists think so, too, and indeed there has been burgeoning interest in this powerful
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Uomini e donne: quanti malintesi!
la Repubblica: Per la prima volta degli scienziati affrontano seriamente il problema dell’interpretazione dei segnali erotico-amorosi tra i sessi. Scoprendo come spesso gli uomini fraintendono i messaggi ma proprio per questo hanno successo. ne abbiamo
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The Need to Feel Connected
The Atlantic: The need for people to feel connected runs deep. According to a study conducted at Purdue University, even the gaze of a stranger makes a difference. When strangers pass you by without acknowledging
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‘Phantom’ mobile phone vibrations: why we get them
The Sydney Morning Herald: Bzzt, bzzt. You check the supposed vibration in your pocket, yet no one has called or sent you an SMS. Known commonly as a phantom vibration, this sensation has been felt
