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Why some of us are bad at maths
developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, but why Clare Jonas 08/10/2025 developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, but why Clare Jonas 08/10/2025

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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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 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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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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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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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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Why repeating a word makes it go weird
cognitive psychology, brain biology, but why Clare Jonas 15/03/2020 cognitive psychology, brain biology, but why Clare Jonas 15/03/2020

Why repeating a word makes it go weird

Hello, is it meaning you’re looking for? Well, you won’t find it if you keep repeating the same word.

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Why we sometimes see ourselves from outside in memories
cognitive psychology, mental health and illness, but why Clare Jonas 14/02/2020 cognitive psychology, mental health and illness, but why Clare Jonas 14/02/2020

Why we sometimes see ourselves from outside in memories

Sometimes we see memories as though we’re observing them from outside our own bodies. Ever wonder why this happens? Psychology has the answer!

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The IKEA effect: why we like the things we make and own
cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, but why Clare Jonas 14/01/2020 cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, but why Clare Jonas 14/01/2020

The IKEA effect: why we like the things we make and own

Ever wondered why you’re so fond of the wonky bookcase you put together yourself? Come find out!

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Why do out of body experiences happen?
brain biology, perception, mental health and illness, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 20/10/2019 brain biology, perception, mental health and illness, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 20/10/2019

Why do out of body experiences happen?

Find out what’s happening in the brain when you have an out of body experience, and how to trick yourself into having one!

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Why we have food preferences
individual differences, perception, evolutionary psychology, but why Clare Jonas 29/04/2019 individual differences, perception, evolutionary psychology, but why Clare Jonas 29/04/2019

Why we have food preferences

You like potato and I like potahto, so let's do some science and find out why.

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Why we see faces in inanimate objects
evolutionary psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 21/03/2019 evolutionary psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 21/03/2019

Why we see faces in inanimate objects

It’s called pareidolia and it’s amazing! But why do our brains do it?

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Why time speeds up as we get older
developmental psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 03/02/2019 developmental psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 03/02/2019

Why time speeds up as we get older

Summer seemed to last forever when we were young but is now only five minutes long. What gives?

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Why we believe in ghosts
brain biology, perception, personality, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 29/10/2018 brain biology, perception, personality, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 29/10/2018

Why we believe in ghosts

Maybe they’re real; maybe it’s just magnets.

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Why do we get déjà vu?
guest blog, cognitive psychology, brain biology, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 25/10/2018 guest blog, cognitive psychology, brain biology, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 25/10/2018

Why do we get déjà vu?

Déjà vu expert Courtney Aitken explains why it sometimes feels like time has gone in circles.

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Why are people superstitious?
cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 04/10/2018 cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 04/10/2018

Why are people superstitious?

An 🦇extremely spooky🦇 Hallowe’en blog, featuring lucky charms, pigeons behaving weirdly, and bananas conspiring against fishers.

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Why do we catch yawns?
developmental psychology, social psychology, but why Clare Jonas 13/09/2018 developmental psychology, social psychology, but why Clare Jonas 13/09/2018

Why do we catch yawns?

Started yawning already? Find out why you can catch yawns from other humans and even other animals…

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Why does jetlag affect our memories?
cognitive psychology, brain biology, but why Clare Jonas 19/03/2018 cognitive psychology, brain biology, but why Clare Jonas 19/03/2018

Why does jetlag affect our memories?

Is it stress, circadian rhythms, or simply the fact that all airports are cursed?

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