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Evidence of consciousness in newborns has implications for their care
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To stay alive, try being more female
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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point
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The unexpected effects of nostalgia on our health and at work
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Why we need to modernise our emotional relationship with cancer
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Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion
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Why nutrition needs to be on the educational agenda
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Why it is time for a longevity revolution
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Some of the greatest cosmic discoveries have come about by accident
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Why our genetic code should remain off-limits to life insurers
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Combatting deepfakes is an evolutionary arms race
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