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Deceiving yourself is normal and can be useful in the short term. But not in the long term.
A new theory of consciousness provides experimental access to the study of this phenomenon. Not just in humans.
Artificial intelligence can imitate people’s voices. Scammers are already taking advantage of this on the phone. A team in Bochum is working on a solution.
Birds and humans have very different networks of neurons in their brains. Nevertheless, their working memory is limited by similar mechanisms.
A team of psychologists has analysed studies from over 40 years.
The answer varies from country to country.
The recently discovered seismic events are slower than conventional earthquakes. Their existence supports a scientific theory that until now had not been sufficiently substantiated by measurements.
Using so-called XS-Leaks, personal data can be accessed on the web. Many browsers are affected.
Bacteria can help clean the groundwater. The choice of the right food for them is determined by the temperature.
The bacterium is resistant to all antibiotics on the market. Therefore, there is a great need for new therapeutic approaches. In order to find them, it helps to understand how the germ reacts to active substances.
Researchers have managed to address an unusual energy transition in a semiconductor.
When charged particles enter the boundary layer between a liquid and an electrode, they first have to strip off their water shells.
A single strategy is not sufficient to navigate the complex social interactions of everyday life.
Three minutes can be endless for small children. They can learn how to bridge them effectively.
Global warming and ocean acidification are endangering the coral reef habitat that is home to many species. However, stony corals are able to react to climate change and put up defences against it.
People who have to undergo dialysis have an increased risk of a severe Covid-19 infection. For them, too, vaccination is an effective treatment.
If a word in a sentence is replaced by an image, we still understand its meaning. But the detour via the image can take time.
Researchers have developed a strategy to use supercomputers to tackle the threat of diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
In some patients, the immune system responds poorly to the second vaccination dose. This changes with the third shot.
Global partnerships between governmental and private actors are vitally important for international health policy. But this system also has some pitfalls.