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June 26, 2014
Soccer Players Are Worried About the Heat in Brazil, But They Actually Run Faster When It's Hot
Scientists put soccer players in 109 degree heat. Here's what they found out.
June 25, 2014
A Sociologist's Advice to Gary Oldman: Act More Mortified
Defining the keys to a successful apology
June 25, 2014
Does It Matter What You Read to Your Baby?
Are you cheating if you use storytime to catch up on your own reading?
June 19, 2014
Will Overpopulation and Resource Scarcity Drive Cannibalism?
There is a history in some cultures of the 'peaceful' consumption of human bodies
June 17, 2014
In This Papua New Guinea Village, People Use Cell Phones to Call the Dead
June 16, 2014
Pepe's Headbutt Earned Him a Red Card. But Does Anger Sometimes Help Players, Too?
Whether or not it’s true, most athletes believe it does
June 13, 2014
Soccer Ball Manufacture Is Inefficient. Here's Why.
June 12, 2014
Watching Your World Cup Team Triples Your Chance of Having a Heart Attack
June 11, 2014
Professor Brat's Economics Class: A Dress Code, Bible Readings, and Crushes on the Teacher
June 10, 2014
How Realistic Are the Trained Cockroaches on 'Orange Is the New Black'?
Entomologists weigh in
June 5, 2014
"How Au Courant I Am, Eating This Pig Face"
Why some foods become trendy, and others never take off
June 3, 2014
Scientific Proof that Google Is Destroying Your Memory
We know we can depend on Google for information, so we don't bother remembering it
June 2, 2014
The Three Most Important Traits of People Who Make the World Work
"Invisibles" perform key tasks without seeking credit. And they're in high demand.
May 29, 2014
If Your Partner Can't Resist Extra Fries, That's Bad News for Your Waistline, Too
The cool new research on how lack of self-control is contagious
May 29, 2014
If Your High School Friends Are Having Babies, You're More Likely to Get Pregnant, Too
May 28, 2014
IQ Scores Shouldn't Be A Matter of Life or Death
May 26, 2014
Why Do Adult Romantic Partners Call Each Other "Baby?"
The evolutionary logic—and other meanings—of a pet name
May 22, 2014
Facebook Didn't Invent the Verb 'Unfriend'
But it has changed the meaning
May 20, 2014
It's Finally Spring! Here's How the Cold Weather Affected Your Brain
May 19, 2014
Disgusting Odors Make People Less Supportive of Gay Marriage

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