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Mind

If you don’t notice something within 1.5 seconds, you may never see it

Inattentional blindness, a kind of selective focus, is so strong that if you don’t notice new objects in your sight line quickly, you may never see them at all

News

Duchenne smile

Definition

Duchenne smile

Bowl of sweets

Humans

We remember the act of eating better than other things we do

News

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Technology

Psychological studies that rely on Amazon workers may be wrong

News

A rat in a tiny car

Life

Scientists have trained rats to drive tiny cars to collect food

News

Quiz: How well do you cope with uncertainty?

Mind

Quiz: How well do you cope with uncertainty?

Features

Worried about the future? The science behind coping with uncertainty

Mind

Worried about the future? The science behind coping with uncertainty

Features

The famous marshmallow test hasn't been replicated

Mind

Common sense can predict if a psychology study will ever be replicated

News

Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

Space

Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

Culture

Fusion is a feeling of

Mind

Strong support for Trump linked to willingness to persecute immigrants

Surveys have found that people who identify strongly with Donald Trump are more likely to say they are willing to commit violence against immigrants

Analysis

Mind

How the science of happiness became an industry worth billions

Culture

Mind

Having kids makes you happier, but only when they move out

News

Health

How to trick your mind to break bad habits and reach your goals

Features

Mind

Strange illusion makes people forget where their teeth are

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