We feel connected when we move together in time with music
Go dancing! A new study from Aarhus University, Denmark, suggest that then moving together with music, synchronous movements between individuals increase social closeness.
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New study examines recursive thinking
A multi-institutional research team found the cognitive ability to represent recursive sequences occurs in humans and non-human primates across age, education, culture and species
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Dolphins learn in similar ways to great apes
Dolphins use unusual techniques to obtain food: One of them, called “shelling”, is used by the dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia. Dolphins in this population trap fishes inside large empty gastropod shells.
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Uganda’s Ik are not Unbelievably Selfish and Mean
The Ik, a small ethnic group in Uganda, are not incredibly selfish and mean as portrayed in a 1972 book by a prominent anthropologist, according to a Rutgers-led study. Instead, the Ik are quite cooperative and generous with one another, and their culture features many traits that encourage generosity.
Read moreSmart phones are empowering women worldwide
Mobile-phone access is associated with increased use of contraception, lower gender inequality, and lower maternal and child mortality
Read moreUganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish and mean
Small ethnic group is cooperative and generous, contrary to 1972 book portrayal
Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic has unleashed unique worldwide wave of anti-semitism
Kantor Center at Tel Aviv University releases special report
Read moreSmart phones are empowering women worldwide
Mobile-phone access is associated with increased use of contraception, lower gender inequality, and lower maternal and child mortality
Read moreUganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish and mean
Small ethnic group is cooperative and generous, contrary to 1972 book portrayal
Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic has unleashed unique worldwide wave of anti-semitism
Kantor Center at Tel Aviv University releases special report
Read moreAnalysis of rates of police-related fatalities finds significant race-related differences
Analysis also shows significant variation across metropolitan areas
Read moreAnalysis of rates of police-related fatalities finds significant race-related differences
Analysis also shows significant variation across metropolitan areas
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