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The Mind

Cartoon drawing of a magician in red suit and top hat performing shell game for several birds, two monkeys and a cuttlefish.
Living World

Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world

Photo shows a male and female zebra finch perched on a branch. One is singing.
The Mind

Do birds have language? It depends on how you define it.

In the cheeps, trills and tweets of birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human speech

A close-up photo shows a small fuzzy spider looking out from atop a person’s fingertip. The spider is black with white spots and green pedipalps, and smaller than the width of the fingernail.
The Mind

Spiders are much smarter than you think

Cognition researchers are discovering surprising capabilities among a group of itsy-bitsy arachnids

A 2012 photo shows a crowd of marchers, including two young black boys, walking down 5th Avenue in New York City. Their sign reads: “Stop Racial Profiling. End Stop & Frisk.”
The Mind

Curbing implicit bias: what works and what doesn’t

Psychologists have yet to find a way to diminish hidden prejudice, but they do have strategies for thwarting discrimination 

Illustration shows common data visualization forms, such as a pie chart, box plots and a scatterplot.
The Mind

Why scientists need to be better at data visualization

The scientific literature is riddled with bad charts and graphs, leading to misunderstanding and worse. Avoiding design missteps can improve understanding of research.

Photo of a mountain chickadee
The Mind

Total recall: A brilliant memory helps chickadees survive

In winter, the birds must remember where they’ve hidden tens of thousands of seeds. Biologist Vladimir Pravosudov explains what this can teach us about how the brain evolves.

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