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Category: What’s it like to be a human?

What are we like? How do we relate to each other? What is it like to be a person in society? How do our bodies work?
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How mosquitoes sniff out their prey

Posted on July 13, 2022February 15, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle

Mosquitoes’ brains uniquely respond to a special blend of compounds found in human body odor, allowing them to track us by smell.

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    How much do our genes affect our friendships?

    Posted on April 11, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Why do we choose the friends that we do? In humans, making friends would seem to be a process that is most influenced by geographical…

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      Conspiracy theorists with science knowledge less likely believe Flat Earth

      Posted on March 7, 2022October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

      A group of scientists who study science communication at Texas Tech University wanted to understand more about the people who accept the…

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        The connection between puberty, body mass, and nutrition

        Posted on December 9, 2021October 24, 2022 by Hunter Dulay

        How does the body connect our nutrition to our development? A receptor in the brain plays a key role in puberty and growth!

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          How old and young people react to the Prisoner’s Dilemma

          Posted on December 6, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          This study was the first to report on different age groups’ interactions with different people when presented with a multi-round…

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            Why your body thinks that spicy food is “hot”

            Posted on November 8, 2021October 24, 2022 by Justin Dingman

            It’s the start of November, which means another year of Nobel Prizes have been awarded! This year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine or…

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              Are some people affected by touch differently than others?

              Posted on October 1, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Does affectionate touch in romantic relationships affect everyone the same way? A new study suggests it does! @megan_simeone #relationships…

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                Intelligent life might be rare

                Posted on September 17, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                How hard is it for evolution to produce intelligent life like humans? We don't really know, but some computational modelers tried to answer…

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                  Competent bosses make happier employees

                  Posted on September 9, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  The latest in totally unsurprising results: a study has found that a more competent boss can improve workers' job satisfaction and…

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                    How does testosterone relate to competitiveness?

                    Posted on September 2, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Sweetening the deal for potential winners seems to strengthen the effects of testosterone in competitions.

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