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What you say may matter more than how you say it.
For decades, the justice system has decided to live with ropey testimonies. Could that be about to change?
It turns out that children as young as three can actually understand some forms of irony.
Neuralink is probably a dangerous idea, but to the first person who fell into a firepit, so was fire.
A new way of encouraging people to seek out unused information could improve collective decision making.
Current events can boost our collective memory of past events in predictable ways, finds study.
Study shows that multiple body parts can make use of the brain’s ‘hand area’ in people with only one hand.
Laughing at inappropriate moments could be an early sign of dementia, while injury to the front part of the brain could make you lose your sense of sarcasm.
A round airport would let more flights take off in a smaller space, but the technology is nowhere near ready to make it work.
One of the most successful space exploration missions of all time still has a lot left to uncover.
We can overcome the tyranny of inaccessible science hardware by building a movement for equity in science.
Simply copying Snapchat might not be enough to keep the biggest social network relevant.
Scientists still don’t know what caused the mysterious phenomenon ‘Steve’.
New research on Indonesian fossils reveals clues to an ancient expansion out of Africa.
Pimania was a product of Thatcherite entrepreneurial spirit, mixed with a dash of cheekiness and drippings of subverted expectations.
New research shows the insects use the brightness of different stars to work out which direction to go.
A march for science has become a divisive topic among scientists.
A review of studies in psychology and neuroscience shows we are well on the way to understanding what goes on in our brains when we are hypnotised.
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This episode of The Anthill podcast delves into the world of memory. We talk to psychologists, historians and political scientists about how and why we remember some things and forget others.
Our secret? We’re better at sharing our ideas.
For the papier-mache headed Frank Sidebottom, the ZX Spectrum was more than a basic computer – it was like a musical instrument
It turns out that a common physical process called diffusion can explain the orbits of faraway minor planets – no need for a Planet Nine.
Video games can provide disabled people with a safe haven, if they can access it.
New findings make it hard to imagine a more important goal for solar system exploration than searching for microbial life in Enceladus’ internal sea.