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The big guide to small talk – a scientific masterclass on conversation

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The big guide to small talk – a scientific masterclass on conversation

Ditch the phone, don't stand too close and strive for optimal eye contact: the evidence-based approach to painless holiday schmoozing

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The science of magic: Why our minds are so easily deceived

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The science of magic: Why our minds are so easily deceived

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No more goody two shoes: Why true altruism can’t exist

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Who do you think you are? Why your sense of self is an illusion

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Hannah Critchlow

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Can we really choose our own fate, or is free will an illusion?

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People share fake news online even when they can tell it's not true

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Married heterosexual men happiest earning 50 per cent more than wives

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Why almost everyone believes in an afterlife – even atheists

Most people hold curiously similar ideas about life after death, suggesting there is more to it than religion, fear or an inability to imagine not existing

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

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Duchenne smile

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

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Psychological studies that rely on Amazon workers may be wrong

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