How do animals perceive time?
We can’t experience a day in the life of animals, but science has revealed how they perceive time — and it’s often at a faster or slower rate than us.
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I feel ya, I think? – the science of empathy
“[Oh] the giftie gie us; To see oursels as ithers see us”. As social creatures, we navigate life constantly guessing at the thoughts of others, often even coming to feel as others feel. But how does this actually work? Join Hazel as she untangles recent psychological theories in the exciting world of empathy.
Slip-ups in language switching
During my visit home to the States last month, I experienced amusing linguistic slip-ups. My mother is a native Vietnamese speaker, and every time one of her friends tried to make conversation with...
Astrogeology: goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
Don’t know the difference between your meteors and meteorites? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a beginners guide to astrogeology and why meteorites are so valuable.
What Rick & Morty warns us about animal consciousness
“Good boy!” we’ve all exclaimed dotingly into the face of some amiable, glossy-eyed tetrapod that’s just retrieved its soggy tennis ball. We vow that dogs understand our baby-talk, sense our distress, and miss...
