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How to echolocate
how to, perception Clare Jonas 07/02/2025 how to, perception Clare Jonas 07/02/2025

How to echolocate

Navigating by sound isn’t just for bats! If you can hear, you can probably learn to echolocate. Find out how.

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Why we get left and right confused
but why, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, individual differences Clare Jonas 18/12/2024 but why, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, individual differences Clare Jonas 18/12/2024

Why we get left and right confused

How do we develop our sense of left and right? How it can go wrong? And why can sudden left-right confusion tell us that someone is having a stroke?

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Why some of us are bad at maths
developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, but why Clare Jonas 07/11/2023 developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, but why Clare Jonas 07/11/2023

Why some of us are bad at maths

Why are some of us good at maths and some of us bad at maths?

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How does information get from the eyes to the brain?
brain biology, perception Clare Jonas 21/05/2023 brain biology, perception Clare Jonas 21/05/2023

How does information get from the eyes to the brain?

Your brain’s doing its best, but what you see isn’t reality. It's more like a useful hallucination that lets you interact with the world.

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How to remember people's names
how to, individual differences, cognitive psychology Clare Jonas 12/06/2022 how to, individual differences, cognitive psychology Clare Jonas 12/06/2022

How to remember people's names

We’ve all forgotten someone’s name at one point or another. Here’s how to reduce the chances of that happening.

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Why we sigh
cognitive psychology, social psychology, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 10/04/2022 cognitive psychology, social psychology, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 10/04/2022

Why we sigh

Is sighing about feelings, thoughts, or maybe both at once?

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The ugly side of cuteness
perception, evolutionary psychology Clare Jonas 28/02/2022 perception, evolutionary psychology Clare Jonas 28/02/2022

The ugly side of cuteness

What makes an animal cute, and why is that sometimes a bad thing?

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How to give good gifts
social psychology, how to Clare Jonas 22/11/2021 social psychology, how to Clare Jonas 22/11/2021

How to give good gifts

If you've ever faced the struggle of giving the right gift, then good news: I’ve been reading the research on gift-giving and I have some science-based tips!

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Dreams that come true: coincidence or precognition?
cognitive psychology, hallowe'en Clare Jonas 30/10/2021 cognitive psychology, hallowe'en Clare Jonas 30/10/2021

Dreams that come true: coincidence or precognition?

Ever had a dream that predicted the future? Let’s talk about whether it was a coincidence or not…

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How many senses do humans have?
perception, brain biology Clare Jonas 30/08/2021 perception, brain biology Clare Jonas 30/08/2021

How many senses do humans have?

Spoiler alert: it’s far more than five

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How to make food taste better – with psychology
how to, perception, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 06/06/2021 how to, perception, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 06/06/2021

How to make food taste better – with psychology

… and why this research could get us to Mars.

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Why people collect celebrity memorabilia
cognitive psychology, social psychology, but why Clare Jonas 04/04/2021 cognitive psychology, social psychology, but why Clare Jonas 04/04/2021

Why people collect celebrity memorabilia

How much would you pay for a half-eaten slice of Vegemite toast?

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How to cope with a stressful wait
mental health and illness, individual differences, evolutionary psychology, how to Clare Jonas 05/01/2021 mental health and illness, individual differences, evolutionary psychology, how to Clare Jonas 05/01/2021

How to cope with a stressful wait

Struggling with your mental health in COVID lockdown? Me too. Find out how research on stressful waiting can help you deal with it.

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A trip to the Uncanny Valley
individual differences, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, social psychology Clare Jonas 23/10/2020 individual differences, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, social psychology Clare Jonas 23/10/2020

A trip to the Uncanny Valley

Ever wonder why we find some robots and puppets creepy? Now’s your chance to find out…

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What is aphantasia?
brain biology, individual differences, perception, cognitive psychology, what is...? Clare Jonas 12/09/2020 brain biology, individual differences, perception, cognitive psychology, what is...? Clare Jonas 12/09/2020

What is aphantasia?

Can you see the world in your mind’s eye, or is it all a blank? Come find out why not everyone has mental imagery.

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Why we can't remember being born
cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 08/08/2020 cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, individual differences, but why Clare Jonas 08/08/2020

Why we can't remember being born

Does the memory of your own birth disappear? Or was it never there in the first place?

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What is synaesthesia?
perception, individual differences, what is...? Clare Jonas 13/06/2020 perception, individual differences, what is...? Clare Jonas 13/06/2020

What is synaesthesia?

I spent 10 years researching synaesthesia and I’ve squashed all my knowledge into one blog!

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Clare explains: What is the Rule of 3?
clare explains, what is...?, guest blog Clare Jonas 30/05/2020 clare explains, what is...?, guest blog Clare Jonas 30/05/2020

Clare explains: What is the Rule of 3?

With comedian Rachel Wheeley, I explore why you need three things for a funny list

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Why it's so difficult to describe smells
individual differences, perception, but why Clare Jonas 16/05/2020 individual differences, perception, but why Clare Jonas 16/05/2020

Why it's so difficult to describe smells

I thought it was about brain structure, but it’s actually about language!

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Why we copy others’ way of speaking
cognitive psychology, social psychology, but why Clare Jonas 12/04/2020 cognitive psychology, social psychology, but why Clare Jonas 12/04/2020

Why we copy others’ way of speaking

Ever wonder why you sound different depending on who you’re talking to? Come find out!

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