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Voice-activated web application can calm home-alone dogs
Many dogs experience separation anxiety when they are away from their owners. When left alone at home, separation anxiety can...
Latest estimate of psychopathy in the general population
Psychopaths are more likely than the average person to end up in jail. People with psychopathy often deceive & manipulate...
Infants who stare longer at unexpected events have more ‘explanation-based curiosity’ later in life
Human infants come pre-loaded with some understanding of basic physics (naïve physics). We know this from how infants behave when...
Study finds no connection between intensity of social media use and wellbeing
People who spend a lot of time of social media are often thought of as seeking approval and likely to...
More than a third of children in the US don’t know how meat gets to the table
More than a third of children in the US (aged 4-7) think cheese, bacon, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, shrimp, and...
Dogs tilt their head when processing meaningful stimuli
A few months ago, researchers identified a handful of dogs that are astonishingly fast at learning the names of toys....
People who have no mind’s eye are resistant to visual hallucinations
A study published in the journal Cortex suggests that people who are incapable of forming mental images (aphants) are less...
Men, more than women, prefer relationship advice from strangers online
A new study published in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that the majority of Reddit users seeking relationship...
Modern parents use birth technologies to avoid undesirable birthdays
A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that modern American parents go to great lengths to avoid undesirable...
Success in your career makes you less neurotic
A study published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior suggests that career success may be associated with detectable changes in...
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