Do you actually know how a bicycle or a zipper work, or what a penny or a common brand logo look like? Intellectual humility can help reduce overconfidence in what you don’t understand.
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A trove of century-old belongings − from farm tools to pillowcases − tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California to build a new life, a journey now honored in a Smithsonian exhibition.
Space-time isn’t an actual object or event, it’s a conceptual framework for understanding reality.
Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the claim and here’s what they found.
Our tendency to assign objects human characteristics, like names and personality traits, stems from how we understand the world around us and our place in it.
Why do we attach sentimental value to objects and other things?
From sofas, to clothes and jam, a lot of ‘things’ are being sent between migrants and their loved ones.
Which objects would you choose to tell the story of your life?
Patterns are simple sequences that repeat over and over again in a certain order. Supporting children’s ability to recognize patterns can improve mathematical skills.
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Reader in Social Policy and Ageing, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Belfast
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Lecturer in 18th-century Literature, University of York
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Geography, University of Liverpool
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Curator of Asian Pacific American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Ph.D. Candidate, Robotics, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ferrum College
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Observatory Manager and Instructor, Astronomy, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Associate in Cognitive Science, Tufts University