The choice of flavor may be up to you, but the number of scoops will depend on what your companion gets.
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New research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to match some types of choices the people around us make, but not others.
The American Survival Research Foundation offered a reward of $1,000 for cracking one of Thouless’s two codes within three years of his death. It was not claimed.
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Computer capabilities have boosted our decryption technology to great heights. How will the future compare to a past, one in which codes were thought to be a means of communicating after death?
Chimpanzees are one of our closest relatives.
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Chimpanzees, like humans, possess working memory abilities. They’re able to perform similar to seven-year-old children.
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, humans stepped onto another celestial body and into history.
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The first humans to land on the Moon, and the team that got them there, get all the glory. But what about the people who laid the foundation for this effort by mapping the Moon? Who were they?
Does this look messy to you?
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Dirt blindness is used by some to excuse men for spending a third as much time as women cleaning. A new study shows it’s a myth.
Quantum particles are not really just particles… they are also waves.
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Heisenberg’s famous Uncertainty Principle is put to the test to see if things really are uncertain in the quantum world.
The dominant reading of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984” has been that it was a dire prediction of what could be.
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In the year 1984, there was self-congratulatory coverage that the dystopia of the novel had not been realized. However, an expert argues that the technologies described in the novel are here and watching us.
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Biohacking for cures: what you need to know.
Give it a try during your next movie night.
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Things and experiences that once seemed so enjoyable usually grow dull over time, something known as hedonic adaptation. Chopsticks offer one way to get some of that pleasure back.
The author, second from left, is seen in this photo in a designed leadership dialogue session. The techniques of designers can help make us better leaders.
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The mindset, tools and techniques of designers can make us better leaders. Here’s how.
In this March 18, 2011 photo, Cassidy Hempel waved at hospital staff as she was being treated for a rare disorder. Her mother Chris, left, fought to gain permission for an experimental drug.
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Congress has sent a bill to the White House. It gives terminally-ill patients more false hope than chances for a cure.
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Easy experiments that show the Earth is round.
Coca-Cola executives Robert C. Goizueta and Donald R. Keough toast cans of ‘New Coke’ – a product rollout that’s considered one of the biggest business blunders of all time.
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According to new research, the way you respond could determine whether or not you’ll repeat the same mistake in the future.
‘The Plantation,’ oil on wood, ca. 1825.
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Slaves were involved in medical experimentation in the 1700s – both as sources of knowledge and as nonconsenting participants.
Melanoma transfer tattoo.
Doctors are taught how to treat skin cancer – but not necessarily how to empathise with those who have it.
Why do one big experiment when you can do millions of tiny ones?
When can I pencil you in?
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Maybe you shouldn’t meet at that time and place? Research shows that the clock and the calendar can be a drag on leisurely activities.
A perilous pong.
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Here’s your chance to take part in a global science experiment.
The Titan Supercomputer, in the US, has allowed scientists to study ice formation on wind turbines at a molecular level.
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Developing new technologies requires time-consuming, expensive and even dangerous experiments. But now we can carry out many experiments entirely on computers using modelling.
What’s the secret of motivation?
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A class tries an experiment on motivation. What do they learn?