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Think of all the mythical creatures that have populated human imagination and legend! Unicorns, chupacabras, Loc Ness Monsters, hydras, elves, gods and goddesses- how did we come up with such a wide array of fantastic stories? Various cultural anthropologists and historians can give us solid guesses, but we really can’t…
When you drop food on the floor, it's generally OK to pick it up and eat it, according to this article from ScienceDaily. You knew this already, considering how you act when no one is watching!
Here's a 3-part series from Cognitive Daily updating the research. The bottom line? It's possible that there are some subtle cognitive differences between men and women, but it's not clear, but its's not clear that these really account for the differences. There do appear to be missed opportunities for encouraging…
I just finished reading the October 2007 issue of National Geographic. I've been subscribing to the National Geographic for more than ten years. As I read the October issue, it struck me what an incredibly informative magazine it is. Truly, in a single issue of that one magazine there must…