"A cognitive bias is something that our minds commonly do to distort our own view of reality. Here are the 26 most studied and widely accepted cognitive biases."
"Researchers found that the brains of older East Asian people respond less strongly to changes in the foreground of images than those of their Western counterparts."
"This is the first time that evidence has been offered to show cross-linguistic differences in colour perception in an objective task..." Interesting implications.
"The first of its kind, the study opens the door to the tantalizing possibility that, according to Visscher, "'the brain, in this case at least, is relatively uninventive: it may use fairly
"The verb forms the heart of a sentence. Although a lot of research has been done into the role that verbs play during the transfer of information, less is known about exactly how and when the li
"Driving at nearly the speed of light? Impossible in real life, but feasible in a computer simulation: A tour through the city centre of Tübingen illustrates what we should see when moving at suc
"If the acrimony were to become so intense that American scientists were forced to stop helping in the preparation of IPCC reports, it could seriously dent the organisation and rob the world of s
"We over-react to things that offend our morals - When people feel insulted or disgusted, they generally do something about it, such as whacking each other over the head, or voting. Moral emotion
"A consortium of major universities ... is developing software that would let the government monitor negative opinions of the United States or its leaders in newspapers and other publications ove
"Ever wandered into a shop looking to buy a few things on your list, only to find yourself coming out with twice as much? [...] The retail industry spends hard time and money into creating all so
Visual guide to grokking multiple dimensions; a bit of a head twist. But worth it, despite the unfeasably long load times for the flash segments. Set aside a half hour; you have been warned. Via Metaf