Mind and brain
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Why do we make snap judgments based on facial appearance?
by Richard Cook & Harriet Over
Stories and literature
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In Viking sagas, the ‘truth’ is a tangle of history and fiction
by Anatoly Liberman
Laughter and comedy
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A sense of humour – even a dark one – is a moral virtue
by Mark Alfano & Mandi Astola
Food and drink
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La cucina povera delivers the fare we need to sustain us now
by Louise Fabiani
Nature and the environment
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What does water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten
by Erica Gies
Civic life
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Voting in person brings democracy to momentous life
by Emilee Booth Chapman
Sacred places
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Our children will need to find the beauty in our burnt planet
by Stephen J Pyne
Animals
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Human exceptionalism imposes horrible costs on other animals
by Barbara J King