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Causes of Aging
Biogerontologist David Gems on different aging theories and the impact of genes on aging
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Voluntary Action
Cognitive neuroscientist Patrick Haggard on the definition of voluntary action, what are the underlying mental processes of volition and whether we have a conscious free will
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Language Acquisition in Children
Psychologist Ben Ambridge on the difficulties with learning languages, a critical period for a new language acquisition, and the role of computational models in a linguistic research
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Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs
Neuropsychologist Barbara Sahakian on episodic memory, the symptoms of schizophrenia, and the drugs used in Alzheimer’s disease treatment
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Microscopic Theory of Melting
Chemist Mark Tuckerman on classical nucleation theory, rare events phenomena, and energetic balance in the melting process
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Temporal discounting
Neuroscientist Samuel McClure on why we violate our best intentions, ‘dual selves model’, and pathways in our brain that process decisions
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Does morphology matter? How sexually deceptive orchids are shaped by the pollinators they exploit
Plants seem to adapt the shape of their flowers to the morphology of insect pollinators
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Martian Сomputing Сlouds
Computer Scientist José Luis Vázquez-Poletti on the Mars MetNet Mission, using public cloud computing for space research and searching for traces of life on Mars.
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Elephants born in stressful conditions might age faster than others
The speed of reproductive ageing of female elephants seems to depend on the season in which they were born
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Squares versus circles: Why seahorses opt to be square
Scientists used 3D-printing technology to investigate the possible reasons why seahorse's tail evolved into its distinct shape
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