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Midlife crises are a common plot device in films, TV shows, and books. Like most psychological phenomena, though, they don’t always get it quite right.

You may have heard that using baby talk is bad for children’s language development, but research seems to show the exact opposite.

Our bodies function necessarily under the presence of gravity; how blood pumps, a sense of balance and bone growth are all due to life in a world where gravity is an inescapable reality. Armed with experiments from neuroscientists David...

Why is it that humans react to stimuli with certain behaviors? Can behaviors change in response to consequences? Peggy Andover explains how the brain can associate unrelated stimuli and responses, proved by Ivan Pavlov's famous 1890...

Join the AI conversationp://AgeofAI.org' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>conversation That video was based on Max’s book "Life 3.0”, which you can find at We live in...

What does the world look like when you map it using data? Social geographer Danny Dorling invites us to see the world anew, with his captivating and insightful maps that show earth as it truly is -- a connected, ever-changing and...

Stellar astronomer and TED Senior Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, searching for places in the universe that could support life. So it's worth a listen when she asks us to think carefully about Mars. In this...

Cannibalism may actually make a community healthier, but maybe don't try it at home.

Watch as Mark surprisingly finds then gets slashed and stung by the world's biggest scorpion: the Giant Asian Forest Scorpion! Where will it land on the Brave Wilderness Bite-Sting Index? How will the pain compare to all the other...

Depending on what country you call home, Japanese cooking and food preparation may be very different from what you are used to. Food in Japan ranges from traditional Japanese dishes to a wide range of foreign cuisines from around the...

This video discusses the concept of math anxiety, which is a feeling of worry or uneasiness that can interfere with one's ability to do math. It explains how math anxiety can impact working memory and math performance, creating a...

The 5 Biggest Reasons You Are Unhappy?



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In your daily thoughts,...

Why Do Pregnant Women Crave Weird Foods?

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"I buy organic fruits and vegetables because I worry about pesticides and i want to make sure they get the best food in their bodies."

Many Americans don't seem to mind paying extra for organic food. In fact, nearly 40...

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