A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced ...

“And a soul / if it is to know itself / must look / into its own soul: The stranger and the enemy, we’ve seen him in the mirror.” —George Seferis, Mythistorema ...

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There is something almost admirable about the sheer audacity with which the Democratic Republic of Congo's leadership and media have woven an impenetrable cocoon of self-deception. Like a tragic ...

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The Greek concept of hubris—the excessive pride that leads to downfall—perfectly encapsulates the Awami League's attitude. Political scientist Graham Allison's theory of organisational failure ...

How cognitive dissonance affects us: This experiment revealed a crucial point: when our actions contradict our beliefs, we ...

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It's right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience "lethologica", or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more ...

Missing the gorilla in the room? This eye-opening article teaches how cognitive blind spots prevent us from truly knowing ...

György Kun, who has died aged 93, was one of the last Hungarian survivors of the infamous experiments carried out on twins at Auschwitz by Dr Josef Mengele; in fact György and his brother Istvan ...