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Tag: psychology

The power of smell | Day 354

The power of smell | Day 354

What my quest for a perfect linden perfume has to do with the emotional power of scents.

Posted on August 7, 2015December 15, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags baffling science, psychology, scent, smell, stories from elsewhereLeave a comment on The power of smell | Day 354
Blue food | Day 342

Blue food | Day 342

Lighting conditions can make food more or less appetising – to the point where you might actually eat less if the lighting is wrong.

Posted on July 26, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags blue food, food perception, human behaviour, perceptual science, psychology, quirks, quirky science1 Comment on Blue food | Day 342
Think of the fish when you can’t sleep | Day 334

Think of the fish when you can’t sleep | Day 334

Learning about what helps fish overcome insomnia gives us valuable clues about sleep problems in humans.

Posted on July 18, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags animal behaviour, fish, insomnia, psychology1 Comment on Think of the fish when you can’t sleep | Day 334
Do we all live in behavioural sinks? | Day 332

Do we all live in behavioural sinks? | Day 332

A mouse utopia turned into a mouse hell once they had no more space to live – but does that apply to human overcrowding, too?

Posted on July 17, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags animal behaviour, mouse utopia, psychologyLeave a comment on Do we all live in behavioural sinks? | Day 332

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