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In the U.S., more students drop out of college than graduate--yet six out of every 10 jobs require a postsecondary education. What causes so many students to squander their future?
They do not recognize friends or family members or even themselves in a mirror. Researchers have recently discovered that an astounding 2 to 3 percent of the population may be effectively blind to faces
Economists are finding that social concerns often trump selfishness in financial decision making, a view that helps to explain why tens of millions of people send money to strangers they find on the Internet
Researchers are discovering the myriad ways in which language can have a profound effect on the choices we make--from the foods we eat to the laws we support
Conscious physical sensation and conscious emotional awareness come together in the right frontal insula
How newborn neurons soon join the existing tightly knit networks of brain cells
After a recent spate of school shootings, researchers are analyzing the malignant fantasies of young assassins for warning signs that could help prevent future tragedies
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