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Human Brain Has No “God Spot” Some experts proposed some time ago that the human brain might have a distinct area responsible for underlying spirituality and religious beliefs, called the God spot. A study conducted by experts at the University of Misso... [read more >>] Religious People Are Less Compassionate Tha... A series of three new studies indicates that less religious people, agnostics and atheists are more likely to be generous to those in need while driven by compassion than highly religious individuals. The works call into qu... [read more >>] How to Avoid Temptations A group of investigators from the University of Illinois believes it may have found the key people need to use in order to withstand most types of temptation. They say that stopping any type of resistance, and simply relaxi... [read more >>] Human Brain Genetically Linked to the Worm B... The origins of the human brain may go way farther back in time than we first believed. According to the conclusions of a new study, the brains of humans and sea-dwelling worms share a genetic link. Needless to say the two ... [read more >>] Overclocking the Human Brain via DIY Kit Startup GoFlow is planning to develop and commercialize do-it-yourself (DIY) Transcranial Direct Stimulation (TDS) kits, which could be made available for as little as $99. These devices would allow people to overclock thei... [read more >>] Unethical Behavior More Common Among the Rich According to the details of a new study published in the February 27 issue of the esteemed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it would appear that rich and well-off people are more likely to beh... [read more >>] Amazonian Tribe Does Not Know What Numbers... A team of scientists discovered an Amazonian tribe that does not have any words to denote numbers or similar concepts. This state of affairs provides investigators with an amazing opportunity to study how people acquire kno... [read more >>] Cell Phone Use Patterns Reveal How Men, ... [img=1]A group of investigators at the Northeastern University and the University of Oxford says that mobile phone data are an abundant gold mine for extracting data on human reproductive strategies, as well as on their rel... [read more >>] 'Forbidden Colors' Do Exist Our perception of colors – while pretty good on some occasions – is entirely lacking on others. Researchers highlight two so-called “forbidden colors” that our eyes cannot see due to the very nature ... [read more >>] What Makes People Happy For decades, politicians and economists believed that happiness is linked with macroeconomic factors in modern societies. As this view began to change over the past few years, researchers started wondering about what actual... [read more >>]

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