Eye Movements Do Not Reveal Lying
Multiple tests of eye-movement direction and honesty found no correlation between lying and eye direction. Steve Mirsky reports
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Why Do We Say That Someone Is “Hot”?
Scientists are discovering the primal links between physical warmth and our emotions
Lingering with a Decision Breeds More Indecision
Researchers have found that time spent deliberating on a decision actually exacerbates the difficulty in making that decision. Christie Nicholson reports
Neither the Maya Calendar--nor the World--Ends on December 21, 2012
This year's doomsday angst owes much to public ignorance about pre-Columbian civilizations
Brain Bluffs Humans Differently Than Machines
The temporal parietal junctions of poker players behaved differently when they were bluffing another human versus bluffing a computer. Cynthia Graber reports
Sound Science: Where Did That Noise Come From?
An audible activity from Scientific American
How Knowing a Foreign Language Can Improve Your Decisions
Thinking in another language changes how people weigh their options
Do We Care About Future Generations?
New research finds that we tend to care more about the success of future generations when we are faced with our own mortality. Christie Nicholson reports
Birth of Flight
The Early Years of the Airplane
What the Supercool Arctic Ground Squirrel Teaches Us about the Brain's Resilience
During hibernation, the ground squirrel's brain loses many vital neural connections, but it has evolved a way to recuperate. Understanding that process might help scientists treat Alzheimer's...
How the Brain Views Race
Research on the link between implicit race preference and brain activity could be used to prevent unintended consequences of race bias
Panamath
Test your inborn ability to intuitively size up the number of objects in your everyday environment
How You Feel What Another Body Feels
Empathy's surprising roots in the sense of touch
Some Skill Sleep Learning May Work
Hearing material while sleeping that you've already learned may improve sensorimotor skills related to the execution of the material. Christopher Intagliata reports
Confusion Helps Us Learn
It may be a good thing to be confused during the learning process. Christie Nicholson reports
Rats Laugh, but Not Like Humans
Do animals other than humans have a sense of humor? Maybe so
Toothy Expressions Grab Attention
People looking at a crowd more readily spot those faces that show teeth, whether smiling or snarling. Sophie Bushwick reports
Did You Ever Wonder Whether Rats Laugh?
A neuroscientist explains how he discovered serendipitously the guffaw of a rodent
When Men Are Less Moral Than Women
If males feel their masculinity may be at stake, they are more likely to cut ethical corners
America Needs to Study Fractions
Recent research finds that a solid grade school knowledge of fractions and long-form division accurately predicts later success in high school math. Christie Nicholson reports
