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the opposite of superstition — science and technology posts collected by Kevlin Henney

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The "folk hero" narrative surrounding Luigi Mangione increased Democrats' support for violence against Republicans, study finds

The viral "folk hero" narrative surrounding the arrest of Luigi Mangione didn't just target corporate America. New research shows the event

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A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech

Spoonerisms can be silly and make you laugh. But linguists see something more: a rare glimpse of how the mind plans speech before we even op

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A black hole finally found in Omega Centauri

The spectacular cluster has been the target for the search for a while now

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Motherhood gives workers a performance boost, says new study | BPS

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/motherhood-gives-workers-performance-boost-says-new-study

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Women’s body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don’t know why | New Scientist

Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health

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We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms | New Scientist

Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their hea

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Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm | New Scientist

An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to compl

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Can you make yourself sound more attractive?

Many nationalities recognise that there is a tone of voice that is instantly alluring, but do some speakers have an unfair advantage?

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Flotation tanks deployed to combat PTSD after devastating wildfires | New Scientist

Maui in Hawaii experienced some of the worst wildfires in US history in 2023. Amid concerns of a PTSD epidemic, flotation tanks are being de

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Honest placebos aid older adults’ memory more than deceptive ones | BPS

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/honest-placebos-aid-older-adults-memory-more-deceptive-ones

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Extreme weather in 2025 drove record wildfire emissions in Europe | New Scientist

Europe, the fastest-warming continent, saw unprecedented wildfires and heatwaves in 2025, including a three-week hot spell that hit 30°C ins

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First atmosphere found around Earth-like planet LHS 1140b

Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.

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Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D | New Scientist

An experiment with a carbon material in a magnetic field has revealed a novel way for electrons to move, which doesn't fully belong in two o

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Why do some people learn languages so easily? | BPS

https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/why-do-some-people-learn-languages-so-easily

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Why do people have slips of the tongue?

A psycholinguist explains what’s really going on when people misspeak.

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