People attribute information they found online to their own memory instead of the internet
Human cognition is now so intertwined the internet, a knowledge-sharing system that can be accessed any time anywhere, that the...
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Human cognition is now so intertwined the internet, a knowledge-sharing system that can be accessed any time anywhere, that the...
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Read morePsilocybin-assisted therapy has shown promise as a treatment for depression. New research published in Cannabis finds that cannabis users expected...
Read moreAgnosticism and atheism are often categorized into one “nonreligious” group in research despite these being distinct belief systems. New research...
Read morePopulism is a worldview that construes society as a struggle between the “corrupt elites” and the “noble people.” New research...
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