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  Put Your Creative Brain to Work

  Scientists have mapped the innovative mind so that we can remake our own in its image

  Evangelia G. Chrysikou   | July 1, 2012  | 3

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  When Nice Guys Finish First

  Pleasant people enjoy many advantages in life and, with some effort, can even make it to the top

  Daisy Grewal   | July 1, 2012  |

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  Microbes Manipulate Your Mind

  Bacteria in your gut may be influencing your thoughts and moods

  Moheb Costandi   | July 1, 2012  | 10

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  Is Your Child Gay?

  If your son likes sissy stuff or your daughter shuns feminine frocks, he or she is more likely to buck the heterosexual norm. But predicting sexual preference is still an inexact science

  Jesse Bering   | July 1, 2012  | 32

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  Musing on Mortality Can Both Help and Harm

  We run from the subject like there's no tomorrow, but thinking about death can ease our angst and make us better people, too

  Michael W. Wiederman   | July 1, 2012  | 8

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  Group Dynamics Lend a Leader Charisma

  Heads of state, chief executives and other leaders are not born with the power to inspire. They manufacture this magic dust in partnership with their followers

  Stephen D. Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam   | July 1, 2012  | 4

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  Are Sleepwalking Killers Conscious?

  Some people commit violent acts while asleep. In seeking to understand their brain states, scientists and physicians are investigating the murky borders of consciousness

  Francesca Siclari , Claudio Bassetti and Giulio Tononi   | July 1, 2012  |