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Ancient Societies Built Socially Distanced Cities that Kept Them Healthier
New research shows ancient city planners intentionally designed socially distanced layouts to help prevent the spread of disease
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Katrina Paulson
The Amazon was Partly Planted by Humans Over 10,000 Years Ago
Research shows the Amazon isn't untouched by humans, but likely formed because of us.
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Katrina Paulson
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Kama Muta is A New Name for An Old Emotion
While the emotion is part of our human experience, this is the first time it's been scientifically studied
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Katrina Paulson
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Internal Family Systems Suggests We Have Many 'Parts' Within Us
IFS is a relatively new form of therapy, which kind of surprises me since it's how I naturally think
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Katrina Paulson
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Earth's Lands and Seas Lost Their Carbon Appetite in 2023
We rely on carbon sinks to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but during 2023 these systems said "no thanks," and 2024 isn't looking any better.
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Katrina Paulson
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Scientists are Stumped by White Blobs Washing Up on Canada's Coast
There are hundreds of them along miles of Newfoundland's beachers, and no one knows what they are
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Katrina Paulson
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Scientists Identify Incredible Ability of Comb Jellies
Two can literally become one
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Katrina Paulson
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Scientists Identify the Head of a Giant Millipede-Centipede Hybrid
Experts knew about Arthropleura, but this is the first time scientists have seen its head
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Katrina Paulson

October 2024

The Uncommonality of Common Sense
It's far more idiosyncratic than we realized
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Katrina Paulson
Researchers Explore Why We Think We're Right When We're Wrong
The result is a new bias named the "illusion of information adequacy"
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Katrina Paulson
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Scientists Show Why Writing By Hand is Better than Typing
No matter our age, putting pen to paper provides significant benefits that typing just can't compete with
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Katrina Paulson
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Neuroscientist Explores Mixed Emotions in the Brain
Do we really feel conflicting emotions simultaneously or do we flip between them really fast?
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Katrina Paulson
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