The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think
22 May 2019
DNA is more important to a child’s personality, exam results and future income than the way they are brought up – but that’s good news, says geneticist Robert Plomin
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One in four scientists have experienced harassment or discrimination
20 March 2019
A survey of nearly 3700 scientists across Europe and North America suggests that harassment, bullying and discrimination are widespread
Trolley problem tested in real life for first time with mice
11 May 2018
Would you kill someone to save five others? The first lab enactment of this classic thought experiment raises issues for how we programme self-driving cars
Napoleon Complex: Are smaller men really more aggressive?
10 May 2018
A study investigating short-man syndrome suggests that smaller men may behave more aggressively than others, providing there are no likely repercussions
Monkeys learn to play 'chicken' in a virtual driving game
13 November 2017
Macaque monkeys have been trained to play a computer version of “chicken”, driving virtual cards towards each other to see who flinches first
