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“Human Behavior”

May 14, 2013 03:29 PM ET // Benjamin Radford
Despite parents' concerns and news media stories, child abductions by strangers are much rarer than most people think. Continue reading →
May 2, 2013 11:51 AM ET // Benjamin Radford
Graphology, the practice of determining personality from handwriting, is being used to screen job applicants. Continue reading →
Apr 17, 2013 12:06 PM ET // Tracy Staedter
More senior men stand in the back, younger men stand in the middle and women of all ages stand in front. ->
Apr 15, 2013 01:31 PM ET // Nic Halverson
Ancient manual on human sexuality comes to life with pop-up holograms of 69 sexual positions. ->
Apr 12, 2013 05:01 PM ET // Benjamin Radford
While many ghost hunters may claim to be seriously seeking spirits, folklorists have another term for it: legend tripping. ->
Apr 9, 2013 07:00 PM ET // Jennifer Viegas
Baseball players with wider faces consistently performed better over a season, according to a new study. ->
Mar 21, 2013 11:46 AM ET // Jesse Emspak
A new kind of sensor will tell you just how much secondhand smoke is in the air -- and likely force many more smokers onto the street for a puff. ->
Feb 21, 2013 04:02 PM ET // Sheila M. Eldred
Children are taking in fewer calories, reports the CDC, and adults are eating slightly less fast food. ->
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