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Clever Raccoon Brains Can Clarify Human Intelligence, Too

Kelly Lambert The Conversation
In addition to their impressive brains, raccoons’ dexterous hands play a key role in their cognitively creative escapades. Researchers have found that raccoon forepaws map onto their cerebral cortex in a similar manner to human hands.

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Albert Einstein’s “Why Socialism?”

David C. Perlman Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
"The essays in this book," writes reviewer Perlman,"bring out Einstein’s deep humility, anti-racism and socialist commitment."

New Study Shows Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Reversed

Bill Lubinger Case Western University Newsroom
A new study by researchers from Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Cleveland VA shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models.

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I Taught an Octopus To Play Piano

It took six months, and it was a tortuous and sometimes frustrating journey. But who would have bet it could be done?

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