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intelligence seems to make things worse. The scientists gave the students four measures of “cognitive sophistication.” As they report in the paper, all four of the measures showed positive correlations, “indicating that more cognitively sophisticated participants showed larger bias blind spots.”

smarter people (at least as measured by S.A.T. scores) and those more likely to engage in deliberation were slightly more vulnerable to common mental mistakes.

Education also isn’t a savior; as Kahneman and Shane Frederick first noted many years ago, more than fifty per cent of students at Harvard, Princeton, and M.I.T. gave the incorrect answer to the bat-and-ball question

developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University

Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too.

6 months, babies begin shifting from the intent eye gaze of early infancy to studying mouths when people talk to them.

In the dog, there are 78 chromosomes existing of 39 matched pairs which make up the dog’s “genotype”. On the other hand, the dog’s “phenotype” is what the animal actually looks like and this can be influenced by both environmental and developmental factors. For example, a dog’s adult size is partially determined by his genotype but is also influenced by such factors as health and nutrition as a puppy.

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Each gene provides the genetic instruction to make one protein or control one function. For example, the genes tell the cell to produce a certain chemical or to produce a specific characteristic like blue eyes.

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A major advantage of using 3D printing is that sockets for connection to equipment such as interface electronics can be printed out instead of connected using conductive glues or paints.

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And even scarier than the “mild” side effects are the serious health risks that accompany birth control pills. These include: , Increased risk of cervical and breast cancers Increased risk of heart attack and stroke Migraines Higher blood pressure Gall bladder disease Infertility Benign liver tumors Decreased bone density Yeast overgrowth and infection Increased risk of blood clotting

Some physical and emotional changes take place that are permanent while you stay on the pill. Many of these changes occur as your body’s response to synthetic estrogen. These changes include: Larger breasts Weight gain or loss Reduced or increased acne Slight nausea Emotional sensitivity right before your period Mood swings throughout your cycle Irregular bleeding or spotting Breast tenderness Decreased libido

Birth control pills are effective in preventing pregnancy 98 to 99 percent of the time, but at what cost? According to Planned Parenthood, their potential short-term side effects include bleeding between periods, nausea, vomiting and breast tenderness, and many women report weight gain and low sex drive. Serious side effects include strokes, hypertension, liver tumors and blood clots in the legs, lungs, heart and brain. It’s also common for long-term pill users to develop gallstones.