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Dumb Fish Get Smarter When Grouped - Ed Yong, Phenomena

In 1907, Sir Francis Galton asked 787 villagers to guess the weight of an ox. None of them got the right answer, but when Galton averaged their guesses, he arrived at a near perfect...

'Pirate-Eye' Pigeons Reveal Brain Communication - Ferris Jabr, SciAm

As a baby bird develops, its body contorts to fit within the confines of its egg. The bird's neck twists so that one side of its head is tucked against its chest. In this position, the...

'Seek the Obscure': Problem-Solving Technique - Assoc. for Psych. Science

Stuck solving a problem? Seek the obscure, says Tony McCaffrey, a psychology PhD from the University of Massachusetts. “There’s a classic obstacle to innovation called...

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