Listening to bass has strange effects on our egos

The Tweet: “Deep and loud bass in music makes our brain feel powerful.” Scientists from the US uncovered how listening to music with a lot of bass makes you feel more powerful, and could improve your success at sports or in business. The researchers were curious about why so many sportsmen listen to music before […]

Do rats care for each other?

The Tweet: “Some rats are more compassionate than humans.” A study into rat behaviour points towards empathy in the animal kingdom. We think of empathy – the ability to think compassionately about those around us – as a particularly advanced, human, trait. But rats in a lab experiment conducted by researchers at the University of […]