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Baby lip reading

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Janus

It’s a good thing that the movie Inglourious Basterds has subtitles, because everyone except the Americans are always switching languages. Now imagine that you see a silent clip from the movie — do you think you’d be able to tell … Continue reading →

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Monkey talk: a powerful baby-teaching tool

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Janus

What do you see in this picture? Now ask yourself: What do you know about this creature?   You probably came up with at least a couple facts: it’s a kind of reptile, it’s huge, it went extinct millions of … Continue reading →

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Does your Wii know you’re lying?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Mike Braverman

Your mother always told you not to lie: it’s easier to tell the truth. She wasn’t pulling your leg: Duran, Dale, and McNamara (2010) recently showed that lying can physically pull you in two directions. And they did it with a … Continue reading →

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Eyes on the back of your head

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Janus

When you’re sitting in a public place, do you ever “feel someone looking at you” — and then turn around to find out it’s true? In the scientific community, people have investigated whether it’s possible to sense when a person … Continue reading →

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Visual clutter: It’s worse than you think

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Audrey Lustig

Take a look at your desk—is it full of junk?  If so, you may be thinking that, while it’s not an ideal situation, your messy desk isn’t so bad.  Sure, it takes you a little longer to find stuff, but … Continue reading →

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Memory and the Media

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Alex

You may have seen commercials for Limitless, a movie opening this weekend.  The trailers show a disheveled Bradley Cooper taking a pill that will allow him to use 100% of his brain instead of the 20% that everyone else putters … Continue reading →

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Horizontal Stripes: Friend or Foe?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Audrey Lustig

For years, the fashion world has told us that vertical stripes make the body look slimmer because they draw the eyes up and down.  Horizontal stripes supposedly do the exact opposite, drawing attention to the widest parts of the body … Continue reading →

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Educational applications: moving too fast?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Janus

These days there is a lot of talk about “educational applications” of research in psychology. More than ever before, funding organizations (like the National Science Foundation) are putting the pressure on researchers to do work that can tell us how … Continue reading →

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Don’t read this article and drive

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Mike Braverman

Does your best friend put on makeup and eat barbecue (weird right) while driving? Do you shake your head, disbelieving and worried, when she tells you, “But I’m great at multitasking! I’ll be fine!” Could she be right? It’s possible.

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Listening, speaking — what’s the difference?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Janus

Did you take a foreign language, like Spanish, in high school or college? You might still be able to understand a little Spanish, but you wouldn’t be able to say a whole sentence if your life dependend on it. Even … Continue reading →

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