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TOPSHOT - Fitness coach Gabrielle Friscira gives a lesson by videoconference in Saint-Remy-lHonore, west of Paris, on April 15, 2020, on the 30th day of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

Health

If your gym instructor is an iPad, what is lost 鈥� and gained?

When your gym class is online at home, you don't necessarily need to miss out on the benefits that come from exercising in-person with others

Voters cast ballots

Mind

Speed of decision-making reflects our biases

Humans

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

Mind

New Quiet Place movie adds to irrational fears over marauding aliens

Mind

Why excessive positivity is bad for your health and mental well-being

Life

Chicks link shapes with ‘bouba’ and ‘kiki’ sounds just like humans

Crowd at Festival

Humans

These scientific rules of connection can supercharge your social life

Waiter taking order from customers at a restaurant

Environment

The behavioural science that can help us choose more sustainable foods

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Mind

How the US used science to wage psychological war

Illustration of a computer screen showing words including disinformation and fake

Technology

Chatbots can persuade conspiracy theorists their view might be wrong

After a short conversation with an artificial intelligence, people鈥檚 belief in a conspiracy theory dropped by about 20 per cent

Mind

How science can inspire ‘peak experiences’ that improve well-being

Mind

Are you languishing in life? Here鈥檚 how to find your purpose again

Mind

Why do some people experience anxiety more intensely than others?

Humans

How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions – with no regrets