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How can you tell if someone is prejudiced? By looking at the shape of his face, of course…?

Facial Structure Is Indicative of Explicit Support for Prejudicial Beliefs Eric Hehman, Jordan B. Leitner, Matthew P. Deegan, and Samuel L. Gaertner        Can you tell whether someone has prejudicial beliefs based on their facial structure? In the last of three experiments, White and Black participants were shown pictures of White male faces and …

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Jurassic Park for humans

How could you work this into a murder mystery? SPIEGEL: Wouldn't it be ethically problematic to create a Neanderthal just for the sake of scientific curiosity? Church: Well, curiosity may be part of it, but it's not the most important driving force. The main goal is to increase diversity. The one thing that is bad …

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Exercise doesn’t make you live longer, but it does help you deteriorate less rapidly.

"Typically, the most aerobically fit people lived with chronic illnesses in the final five years of their lives, instead of the final 10, 15 or even 20 years." Of course they can't disentangle cause and effect, as  "aerobic fitness is partly determined by genetics, and to that extent, the luck of the universe." Still, "much …

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So when someone strolls into your office reeking of Axe, feel free to assume the worst.

"Researchers in Australia tested a theory that psychopathy -- a severe personality disorder characterised by lack of empathy, antisocial behaviour and callousness -- may be linked to impaired smell ability." I need to go around waving stinky things at everyone I know, and then closely monitoring their reactions.  It's the only way I'll feel safe …

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