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Little benefit of having children
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Little benefit of having children

Birth of a baby increases the number of mother's friends by 8 times, a new study has revealed. Having children really motivates your social life.

December 18, 2018
Why do people envy?
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Why do people envy?

A study by the University of Haifa, Israel has found a hormone that strongly affects people's social behaviors, including envy.

December 18, 2018
New discovery of the nature of the learning process
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New discovery of the nature of the learning process

Education will most likely soon enter a milestone when new findings in neuroscience, psychology, and machine learning are working together to create a foundation for new…

December 18, 2018
Social relations are important for baboons
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Social relations are important for baboons

The baboons that mothers have a close relationship with other females are more likely to survive to adulthood than those nurtured by less-than-social mother monkeys.

December 18, 2018
You lost half of your friends in 7 years
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You lost half of your friends in 7 years

Still talking happily with someone recently? Still have a good friend to help you move home? You are a very lucky person if that friend still does that for 7 years.

December 18, 2018
Social networks hurt children's minds
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Social networks hurt children's minds

Many leading British scientists warn that community websites are causing many negative changes to children's brains in the country.

December 18, 2018
Often unhappy people are
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Often unhappy people are

People who are dissatisfied with life tend to spend a lot of free time sitting in front of a television screen, while very happy people like to read books and participat…

December 18, 2018
Why are people a little crazy?
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Why are people a little crazy?

Natural selection wants us to be crazy, at least a little. Many mental health problems are a byproduct of an over-functioning brain.

December 18, 2018
Serotonin is related to impulsiveness
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Serotonin is related to impulsiveness

A new study by Cambridge scientists showed that the neurotransmitter serotonin, which acts as a chemical message between nerve cells, plays a decisive role in controllin…

December 18, 2018
Many people will live long
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Many people will live long

It has long been said that humans and vertebrates will live longer if there are many social relationships. Now this has been proven in the fruit fly.

December 18, 2018
Why symmetry is an attractive feature
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Why symmetry is an attractive feature

For people, faces are an important source of social information. A feature of the face that is quickly noticed is the attraction. Studies have emphasized gender symmetry…

December 18, 2018