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Sinopsis
Leading science journalists provide a weekly one-minute commentary on the latest developments in the science of brain and behavior. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all our archived podcasts please visit: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Episodios
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Helping Your Child Delay Gratification
15/10/2012 Duración: 01minA recent twist on the famous "marshmallow test" for children finds that environment and experience play a big role in a child's ability to resist temptation. Christie Nicholson reports
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When We Hear a Sound
01/10/2012 Duración: 01minWe tend to notice sounds that appear much more often and accurately than sounds that vanish. Christie Nicholson reports
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The Difference between Honesty and Cheating
23/09/2012 Duración: 01minA recent study finds that where we sign a document can influence our tendency to be honest or cheat. Christie Nicholson reports
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When the Bride Has Doubt
16/09/2012 Duración: 01minNew research finds that prenuptial doubt predicts marital separation, especially when that doubt comes from the bride. Christie Nicholson reports
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Fear Makes Art More Engaging
12/09/2012 Duración: 01minA recent study finds that when people are stimulated by fear, they tend to be more engaged with art. Christie Nicholson reports
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Improving Eyewitness Accuracy in Police Lineups
02/09/2012 Duración: 01minMaking decisions faster may improve the accuracy of choosing the guilty person from a police lineup. Christie Nicholson reports
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Why You Choose the Brands You Do
26/08/2012 Duración: 01minA recent study finds that we might often choose brands and products for reasons that have nothing to do with the actual brand or product. Christie Nicholson reports
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Attitudes toward Sex Are Changing
19/08/2012 Duración: 01minA new survey of college students finds that attitudes toward gender and promiscuity are changing. Christie Nicholson reports
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Hoarders Have Their Own Category of Disorder
13/08/2012 Duración: 01minA recent study finds evidence for why hoarders might be considered separate from those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Christie Nicholson reports
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Wobbly Chairs May Affect Your Values
04/08/2012 Duración: 01minA study finds that unstable furniture can influence how we feel about our relationships. Christie Nicholson reports
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Some Multitasking Is More Taxing
28/07/2012 Duración: 01minRecent research finds that different forms of multitasking can impact our performance much more than others. Christie Nicholson reports
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Attraction between Friends of Opposite Sexes
22/07/2012 Duración: 01minA recent survey finds considerable differences in how men and women view attraction between male and female friends
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Our Friends' Weight Influences Our Weight Gain and Loss
15/07/2012 Duración: 01minResearch finds that who we socialize with can influence our eating behavior. Christie Nicholson reports
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Lingering with a Decision Breeds More Indecision
08/07/2012 Duración: 01minResearchers have found that time spent deliberating on a decision actually exacerbates the difficulty in making that decision. Christie Nicholson reports
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Do We Care About Future Generations?
02/07/2012 Duración: 01minNew research finds that we tend to care more about the success of future generations when we are faced with our own mortality. Christie Nicholson reports
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Confusion Helps Us Learn
25/06/2012 Duración: 01minIt may be a good thing to be confused during the learning process. Christie Nicholson reports
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America Needs to Study Fractions
16/06/2012 Duración: 01minRecent research finds that a solid grade school knowledge of fractions and long-form division accurately predicts later success in high school math. Christie Nicholson reports
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Testosterone Promotes Aggression Automatically
09/06/2012 Duración: 01minNew research suggests that testosterone may make us more aggressive without us consciously feeling any aggression. Christie Nicholson reports
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Different Sports Require Different Motivation
03/06/2012 Duración: 01minPerformance in different kinds of sports benefits from specific types of motivational "self-talk." Christie Nicholson reports
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Watching Shot Can Boost Pain
26/05/2012 Duración: 01minSubjects who watched a hand being pricked by a needle while they received a gentle electric shock felt more pain than others who watched gentler material. Rose Eveleth reports