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• Why am I impotent? Common causes and treatments

  26-02-2017 09:00
  
  In this article, learn about physical and psychological causes of impotence, what different treatments are available, and how impotence may be prevented.
  
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• A neuroscientist explains: teaching morality to robots – podcast

  26-02-2017 07:30
  
  Dr Daniel Glaser delves into the murky world of Artificial Intelligence and asks whether true intelligence can exist without an understanding of moralitySubscribe & Review on iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud & Acast, and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterThis week, Observer Magazine columnist and neuroscientist Dr Daniel Glaser visits old friend and former colleague John Morton – emeritus professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College Londo
  
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• Why Testosterone Rex is extinct | Cordelia Fine

  26-02-2017 07:00
  
  The differences between men and women is all the work of one hormone, right? Totally wrong, says Cordelia FineWhen a baby is born, their sex is usually the first thing we want to know about them. The last thing you’re ever likely to forget about a person is whether they are male or female. We often think of biological sex as a fundamental force in human development that creates not just two kinds of reproductive system, but two kinds of people.At the core of this way of thinking is a famil
  
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• Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Checking, Scrolling, Clicking and Watching – review

  26-02-2017 07:00
  
  A fascinating study by Adam Alter explains why many of us find our smartphones and computers so addictiveThe school near the GP practice where I work held an internet safety evening recently, subtitled “How to Keep Your Child Safe Online”. It was in the school hall, hosted by police officers, and explained the role of something called the “Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre”. The blurb on the leaflet promised parents of children between five and 11 would lear
  
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• How truthful and honest are you, honestly? Quiz

  26-02-2017 07:00
  
  Answer three questions to find out whether you are utterly trustworthy or a complete fibberHow often do you swear or use other ‘bad language’: a) When talking face-to-face with another person
  b) When nobody else is around
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