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August 15, 2018

Why taking ayahuasca is like having a near-death experience

A psychedelic drug produces effects similar to near-death experiences. The finding suggests changes to brain activity may explain such paranormal phenomena

April 26, 2018

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

Horses can remember the expressions on people’s faces and use them to make judgements about whether people are nice or unpleasant

March 29, 2018

Dog brain scans show if they are looking at a happy or sad face

Dogs can recognise different human facial expressions, like happy or sad, and now a simple brain scan can reveal which expression a dog is looking at

May 20, 2017

Even If Dana Rohrabacher Was a Russian Asset, Would He Know?

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is totally onto the Russian spies trying to recruit him. But knowing he's a target doesn't necessarily protect him from their influence. The post Even If Dana Rohrabacher Was a Russian Asset, Would He Know? appeared first on WIRED.

May 14, 2017

Moms: Your Kids Hijacked Your Brain for Life

Let Mother's Day be a chance to ruminate on how pregnancy fiddles with moms' minds The post Moms: Your Kids Hijacked Your Brain for Life appeared first on WIRED.

April 25, 2017

4 Things Robots Need to Learn Before Working With Humans

If humans are at all going to get along with robots, we need to figure out how we're going to interact with them, and in turn they'll need to adapt to us. The post 4 Things Robots Need to Learn Before Working With Humans appeared first on WIRED.

April 1, 2017

Want to Play Scrabble Like a Pro? Here’s Your Memory Trick

The strategy, called retrieval practice, is a type of mental doing: It's a way to create the webs of meaning that support what we know. The post Want to Play Scrabble Like a Pro? Here’s Your Memory Trick appeared first on WIRED.

March 3, 2017

You Spend 5 Percent of Your Day Outside. Try Making It More

At a time when more than half of all humans live in cities, the influence of the natural world is at a low ebb, while our understanding of it keeps growing. The post You Spend 5 Percent of Your Day Outside. Try Making It More appeared first on WIRED.

February 17, 2017

Trump Made a Media Survey That’s More Rant Than Science

First rule of surveys: Don't ask yes or no questions. The post Trump Made a Media Survey That’s More Rant Than Science appeared first on WIRED.