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Jamey Ekins
The Advantages of Being Helpless
At every stage of early development, human babies lag behind infants from other species. A kitten can amble across a room within moments of birth and catch its first mouse within weeks, while its wide-eyed human counterpart takes months to make her first step, and years to learn even simple tasks, such as how to tie a shoelace or skip a rope, let alone prepare a three-course meal.
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The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages
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Are Our Brains Wired for Categorization?
Our innate brain structure reflects how we classify the world around us
Should Parents Spank Their Kids?
How Effective Are Misinformation Campaigns to Manipulate Public Opinion?
Head Lines: Handwriting Reveals Liars
MIND Reviews: The United States of Tara
Calendar: MIND events in January and February
Looking for Change in the Beltway: The Need for Open Process
In the Swiss Army knife of the brain, the ability to recognize faces may be a specialized tool
Eye Movement May Be Key to Retrieve Unconscious Memories
The Next 20 Years of Microchips: Pushing Performance Boundaries
Loopy Hearing Aid Idea Brings In Speech Loud and Clear
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The Advantages of Being Helpless
How a Lack of Control Leads to Superstition
Better Broadband: New Regulatory Rules Could Change the Way Americans Get Online
The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages
Fall in Love and Stay That Way
Are Social Networks Messing with Your Head?
The Happy Couple: Secrets to a Long Marriage
The Next 20 Years of Microchips: Pushing Performance Boundaries
Head Lines: Handwriting Reveals Liars
How Effective Are Misinformation Campaigns to Manipulate Public Opinion?
Should Parents Spank Their Kids?
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Life from a Test Tube? The Real Promise of Synthetic Biology
Stopping Infections: The Art of Bacterial Warfare
100 Years Ago: The Flooding of Paris
Lost Giants: Disparate Clues in the Mammoth Extinction Debate
Engineered Mice Mimic Human Populations
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