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Video Game Addiction
Video games can be addictive. And there are consequences.
Video games can be addictive. And there are consequences.
Why Do People Love Horror Movies? They Enjoy Being Scared
Your heart pounds, your mouth gets dry...and that's after we pay to get into the horror movie or the haunted house. Why on earth do we seek out things that make us afraid?
Your heart pounds, your mouth gets dry...and that's after we pay to get into the horror movie or the haunted house. Why on earth do we seek out things that make us afraid?
How Old Is Your Brain?
Forget the candles on your cake, and test your speed memorizing skills instead. They might be a better indicator of how old your brain really is!
Forget the candles on your cake, and test your speed memorizing skills instead. They might be a better indicator of how old your brain really is!
Egocentrism in Teens
But what about me? Teens prefer to identify with adults, but it turns out they really have more in common with young children. Is that why they sometimes seem so selfish?
But what about me? Teens prefer to identify with adults, but it turns out they really have more in common with young children. Is that why they sometimes seem so selfish?
Valentine Special - Why We Kiss
Can a first kiss make or break a relationship? You bet! ( Good thing to keep in mind on Valentine's Day.)
Can a first kiss make or break a relationship? You bet! ( Good thing to keep in mind on Valentine's Day.)
The Evolution of Mickey Mouse
Happy 81st Birthday Mickey! In celebration, enjoy Stephen Jay Gould's classic essay on the evolution of Mickey ... who seems to grow better looking every day.
Happy 81st Birthday Mickey! In celebration, enjoy Stephen Jay Gould's classic essay on the evolution of Mickey ... who seems to grow better looking every day.
Optical Illusions and the Evolution of Sight
Seeing is believing, right? Maybe not ...
Seeing is believing, right? Maybe not ...
The Miracle in the Human Brain
Watch a simulated demonstration of how the human brain operates by creating an intricate pathway of connections between billions of neuron cells.
Watch a simulated demonstration of how the human brain operates by creating an intricate pathway of connections between billions of neuron cells.
Good Boss, Bad Boss
Get out the coffee, and quit reading that blog or playing that video game, the boss is coming!
Get out the coffee, and quit reading that blog or playing that video game, the boss is coming!
Why We Look the Way We Do
Do we look the way we do, just because our genes drifted a little, not because of the harsh forces of natural selection?
Do we look the way we do, just because our genes drifted a little, not because of the harsh forces of natural selection?
Stephen Colbert Interviews Richard Dawkins
God, evolution, P.T. Barnum, and Reeses' peanut butter cups!
God, evolution, P.T. Barnum, and Reeses' peanut butter cups!
Recovery from Autism
The concensus has been that children who suffer from autism have very little room for improvement. New research indicates that doesn't have to be true.
The concensus has been that children who suffer from autism have very little room for improvement. New research indicates that doesn't have to be true.
