Amid unprecedented scientific progress in oncology, a growing body of evidence reveals a parallel and profound crisis in the ...

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We’re not talking about jumping off cliffs,” says Cobb, “but if there’s something new in their cage that could be dangerous, they’re much quicker to go out and sniff it and be interested.” Lots of ...

In a recently published, PNAS study, professor Andreas Neider and his team found that crows and rhesus macaques take mental shortcuts.

Vedantam, a veteran science reporter, joins WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn to explore how unseen mental forces shape our choices, and why the show continues to resonate with listeners.