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Calendar synaesthesia: The people who can see time

For some the year is a C stretching out in front of them, for others it鈥檚 a hula hoop. The ways some people visualise calendars could shed light on memory itself

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Physics

Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news

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Humans

Hoax or not? Three ancient texts with controversial origins

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Thoughtlessly thoughtless

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Space

Planet X: We are closing in on the solar system’s new occupant

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Humans

How World War Zero wrecked three Bronze Age civilisations

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Why life is more than a zero-sum game

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Beware the voice of your inner child

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Why stereotyping is an evolutionary trap

Survival in the jungle dictates judging everything on first impressions 鈥� but life in the urban jungle demands a subtler set of rules

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Humans

Effortless thinking: We’re all suckers for a celebrity

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Why we’re all born to be status quo fans

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Adapting our need to feel part of the gang

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Humans

Effortless thinking: The god-shaped hole in your brain

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