Twitter’s No Beacon of Democracy, But It’s Better Than Expected
It's pretty bad, but it's less status-conscious and less insult-prone than you'd think.
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How Moms Change Brains
Seeing mom makes young children's brains function more like those of adolescents.
A Poor Sense of Smell Might Mean Death Is Near
You probably won't smell Death before he knocks at your door.
Why That Guy Keeps Reminding You He Went to an Ivy League School
It's sometimes the people least secure in their place who really, really want us to know they belong.
Does Cramming for a Math Test Help You Graduate High School?
A study of Norwegian students suggests it might.
The Bitter Taste of Hostility
Swallowing a bitter pill isn't just a metaphor for an unpleasant experience—research shows bitter tastes can cause outright hostility.
When and Where HIV Began, and How It Spread
HIV spread by train from 1920s Kinshasa, researchers say.
For Memory, Curiosity Is Its Own Reward
A new study suggests a neural link between curiosity, motivation, and memory.
Mysterious Resting State Networks Might Be What Allow Different Brain Therapies to Work
Deep brain stimulation and similar treatments target the hubs of larger resting-state networks in the brain, researchers find.
Trust Is Waning, and Inequality May Be to Blame
Trust in others and confidence in institutions is declining, while economic inequality creeps up, a new study shows.