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Why we get left and right confused

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?

but why, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, individual differencesClare Jonas18 December 2024directions, language, strokeComment

Why some of us are bad at maths

Why some of us are bad at maths

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

developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, but whyClare Jonas7 November 2023nature/nurture debate, maths, memory, gender, learning, childhoodComment

Why we can't remember being born

Why we can't remember being born

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

cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, individual differences, but whyClare Jonas8 August 2020braaaaaaiiins, childhood, culture, gender, memory, learningComment

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

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!

cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, but whyClare Jonas14 January 2020possessions, food, health, bloody capitalism, economicsComment

Why time speeds up as we get older

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?

developmental psychology, perception, but whyClare Jonas3 February 2019ageing, emotion, timeComment

Why do we catch yawns?

Why do we catch yawns?

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

developmental psychology, social psychology, but whyClare Jonas13 September 2018yawning, social interactions, empathy, childhoodComment

Why do people swear?

Why do people swear?

Need some debating points to challenge someone who thinks profanity is a sign of poor vocabulary? I can help.

developmental psychology, social psychologyClare Jonas18 August 2018swearing, language, culture, pain, childhood, genderComment

What makes child prodigies different from other children

What makes child prodigies different from other children

A chat with my guest Zack Cahill about the research on whether child prodigies are made or born.

individual differences, recordings, developmental psychologyClare Jonas23 February 2018childhood, intelligence, IQ, braaaaaaiiins, nature/nurture debateComment