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Posted on December 18, 2015

You’ll Be Outraged at How Easy It Was to Get You to Click on This Headline

You’ll Be Outraged at How Easy It Was to Get You to Click on This Headline

This article won't amaze or shock you. What it will do is explain why so many of us continually fall for clickbait.

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Posted on December 17, 2015

For Soldiers of the Future, Brain Training May Be as Vital as Pushups

For Soldiers of the Future, Brain Training May Be as Vital as Pushups

With ever-more complicated missions and gear, soldiers of the future may get upgrades to the noggin.

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Posted on August 27, 2015

Science Has Its Problems, But the Web Could Be the Fix

Science Has Its Problems, But the Web Could Be the Fix

The software a group of scientists used to replicate 100 psychology studies is a framework for the future of science.

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Posted on August 17, 2015

Police Training Is Seriously Lacking in Actual Science

Police Training Is Seriously Lacking in Actual Science

Getting new ideas from social science into police academy training and thousands of local police departments is a slow endeavor.

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Posted on August 7, 2015

Psychology Society Bans Work With Government Interrogators

Psychology Society Bans Work With Government Interrogators

Today, the American Psychological Association voted to ban any collaboration between psychologists and national military and intelligence interrogators.

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