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Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .
Category: Silly Science
Late Breaking News *Orangutans Communicate As If They Were Playing Charades Hmmm, so let me get this straight. It looks like he's saying: "Give me a banana." But what he's really saying is: "It's Boogie Nights, you f%$#ing moron." Okay,...
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Category: Silly Science
There are two kinds of silly science, folks. There's good silly science, exemplified this week by three high school kids who got together and decided the best way to fulfill their AP Psychology requirement was to rejigger a Britney Spears'...
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Category: Silly Science
This week in Silly Science: *Attractive young psychology professor is stunned to discover that "it sucks to be rejected based on how you look." Three new studies spearheaded by University of Buffalo Assistant Professor Lora Park provide the "first known...
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Category: Silly Science
This just in from the great minds at the University of Central Florida: Laws of physics, math debunk Hollywood portrayals of ghosts, vampires.Using Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion, [UCF researchers] demonstrated that ghosts would not be able to walk and...
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Category: Silly Science
A collection of scientific findings that make you go "duh"--or simply "huh?"It's been a banner week for sociologists people:Penn State's Beth Montemurro, assistant professor of sociology, has accomplished something no one thought possible: she's turned watching stupid television into a...
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Category: Silly Science
A new Neurontic feature, Sunday's Silly Science Roundup showcases scientific findings that make you go "duh."After spending a great deal of time and money, a group of researchers at University College London are willing to go out on a limb...
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