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Too much praise helps create narcissistic kids
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Overvaluing and overpraising children can contribute to the development of narcissism, researchers have found.
Menopausal killer whales hold key to family's survival
Friday, 6 March 2015
Conformity 'doubly hard' to beat
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
'Mind reading' neurones help predict behaviour of others
Friday, 27 February 2015
Rumination makes bad events feel closer
Thursday, 26 February 2015
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Got a PhD in science? Now what?
Leaving academia does not mean you have 'failed', says Tim Nielsen. He offers some career advice to young scientists. 35 comments
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Egypt: After the Flood
In its 7000 years of history, no event changed Egypt more profoundly than the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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Why do we roll over when we're asleep?
What makes us suddenly uncomfortable on one side and needing to change to the other when we're in bed, and during what sleep phase are we more likely to do it? 11 comments
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Six ways the blue and black dress scrambles your brain
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
It's a very rare event when visual neuroscience and textile technology combine to take over the interwebs ... 6 comments
Not tonight darling, I have a backache
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Don't let a bad back get in the way of your love life. 18 comments
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Know your enemy
We take a close-up look at 14 human enemies that can kill us, do us harm or just plain annoy us.
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Patent examiner
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Tim Gillet holds the future of new inventions in his hands. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out why he became a patent examiner and what the job involves.
Geneticist
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Kathy Belov's love of science is in her genes. Watch Ace Day Jobs and find out how her work as a geneticist helps Tasmanian devils.