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Beyond Anthropomorphism

We need a new language to describe the reality that animals love, grieve, and fear.

By Ula Chrobak

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Science Without the BS

The public deserves honesty and respect. Scientists need to do a better job delivering, says Frederic Bertley, president of the COSI Science Center.

By Corey S. Powell

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Kristin Pauker: The Fight for Fairness

Everyone is biased, she says; it's built into the way we experience the world. But that doesn't mean that we are slaves to our instincts.

By Corey S. Powell

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The Processed Food Fight

Some researchers are targeting artificial foods as a leading public health problem. As with so many dietary issues, though, the evidence tells a more nuanced tale.

By Amos Zeeberg

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Polluted Minds

Airborne toxins can increase our risk for cognitive disability and disease. The science of exposomics is helping to identify effective responses.

By Sherry Baker

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David Dunning: Overcoming Overconfidence

Dunning, co-discoverer of the Dunning-Kruger effect, investigates the misinformation gap built into our brains: We don't know what we don't know.

By Corey S. Powell

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Rosalind Wright: Mapping the Exposome

New research shows how environmental exposures accumulated throughout life could explain subtle cognitive deficits and profound neurological disease.

By Corey S. Powell

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TikTok: So You Think You Can Do Anything?

A little bit of knowledge might make you think you have expert status in areas from medicine to mountain climbing —when that happens, look to the Dunning-Kruger effect, and take extra care.

By Ben Rein

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Beyond Bias

We all have bias embedded in our brains, but there are ways we can move past it. New findings from psychology show us how.

By Jyoti Madhusoodanan