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March 24, 2017

Pinpointing the Placebo Effect

Gabriela De Sousa discusses the ever-mysterious placebo effect, and a new study which claims to have found a ‘placebo area’ in the brain.

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October 31, 2015

Having trouble sleeping? There’s a placebo for that

Believing that you’ve slept well might improve your brain’s performance – thanks to the placebo effect.

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Why do we see the world in 3D? Let’s try to understand it by exploring the mysterious parallax effect

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Parallax: The trickery of eyes that unveils the universe

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Screaming technicians and exploding frogs — contact explosives are sure to liven up even the dullest of classroom activities.

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Contact explosives : chemistry is a blast!

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Visualising 'White Lies' - A new approach for catching liars on the spot.

Author: Despoina Allagioti

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Scientists have recently combined biology and technology to create a cellar model that exhibits intelligence

The creation of Synthetic Biological Intelligence
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“Superpowered Salamanders”

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Pinpointing the Placebo Effect

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