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Sound analysis hints sirens have an evolutionary link with wolf howls

17 September 2020

Wolf howls may have served as a danger signal to our ancestors – and modern emergency sirens may be an effective way to alert us because they sound like howls
Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points

Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points

20 August 2020

People who were taught the “rules” of a type of IQ test in which you guess the next in a series of shapes got a significantly higher score – throwing into question the validity of these tests

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