Brain Power
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IQ scores improved through the 20th century. Does that mean humans got smarter?
Or have we reached peak human intelligence?
Roger Staff, The Conversation & Lawrence Whalley, The Conversation
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Electrical stimulation paired with cognitive training can boost memory
The two-pronged approach can help stave off cognitive decline in older adults.
Tessa Abagis, Aeon
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Sorry, there are very real limits to human brain's capacity for visual imagination
In an experiment, subjects rated their visual imagery as less vivid when they were required to imagine more items.
Rebecca Keogh, Aeon
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Reading list: Science fiction writer Gautam Bhatia recommends 15 books to sample the genre
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Kumkum Mohanty helped shape Odissi. Now she is wearily watching it change
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Why a community-run Gondi-language school in Gadchiroli is a revolutionary step
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Why the courts have denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leaders, despite weak evidence
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‘The Scent of Fallen Stars’: The prose shines with possibilities but the plot does not quite sparkle
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Deep in the human mind lies a huge dark zone of anger, hurt and sadness, reveals this video
The conscious brain is only a small pool of light.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: How does your brain conjure up an image of something you've never seen?
The neuroscience of visual imagination.
Scroll Staff
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The smartest animal you’ve never heard of
We expect chimps to be clever but are sceptical when other animals pass similar mental tests.
Peter Aldhous, mosaic.com
Video
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Eco India, Episode 264: Are phenomenons like forest fires natural or man made?
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Watch: K-Pop group BTS members reunite as Jin finishes mandatory military service
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Watch: Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Mithali Raj, and others feature in T20 anthem
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Watch: Tamil rapper Paal Dabba’s song features in a new Apple Mac advertisement
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Caught on camera: Flames shoot out from Air Canada plane after take-off, no injuries reported