Humans
How we lost the world-changing power of useless knowledge
Intellectual freedom was the founding principle of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton – something we lack the confidence to do now, show two new books
Culture
Humans
Smart-reading: How to read faster and comprehend more
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Humans
Blind people ‘see’ microscope images using touch-feedback device
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Mind
The great VR Science Challenge
Culture
Environment
Embryonic education: How learning begins long before birth
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Humans
Super-you: We’re all reading each other’s minds, all the time
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Mind
Robot learns to play with Lego by watching human teachers
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Health
‘Autism therapy helped my child speak’ – a mum hails new method
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Life
Brain has carrot and stick to teach us how to behave
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Humans
The kids are alright – if you leave them alone
Has raising children turned into stressful, obsessive work in the hands of middle-class Western parents? Two new books explore this troubled territory
Culture
Environment
Budgies use grammar to find meaning in unfamiliar phrases
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Mind
From autism to Chinese, a headset to help you with your language
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Health
Newborn neurons observed in a live brain for first time
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Mind
Facebook learns about the world like kids do – only faster
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