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How the placebo effect could boost an Olympic performance

14-08-2016 15:47 via npr.org

Treatments that lack hard evidence of benefit might prove a competitive edge if the athletes believe they work.

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The scientists who only come out at night…

14-08-2016 10:30

An after-hours ecologist, a dream psychologist and a zoologist who braves bat bites… meet the tireless researchers working under cover of darknessJon Bennie is an associate research fellow at the University of Exeter where he is working on a project to access the ecological effects of night-time light pollution on different plants and animals.Seeing the difference in moth activity or owls’ hunting patterns between a new and full moon is amazing Related: Academics feel blight of Brex

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The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken – review

14-08-2016 08:00

A cyberpsychologist is worryingly persuasive about the potential damage to children of a life onlineNote the doctorate after the author’s name; and the subtitle: A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How Human Behaviour Changes Online; and the potted bio, informing us that “Dr Mary Aiken is the world’s foremost forensic cyberpsychologist” – all clues indicating that this is a book targeted at the US market, another addition to that sprawling genre of books by folk

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What time do you get up… and what does that say about you? - Quiz

14-08-2016 07:00

If you’re a late riser, you’re more likely to be a risk-taker – and to commit petty theftAre you a morning person? If you had no responsibilities to others and could plan your day entirely to suit yourself, would you be up:a) at the crack of dawn
b) at noon after a long lie-in? Continue reading...

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