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Isabel Torres

The science of happiness

Everyone is different, yet we’re all searching for the same: happiness. Happiness is a vague and highly personal concept. Some people look for happiness in money and celebrity, others in…

Why do scientists study fruit flies?

During the 2008 US election campaign, governor Sarah Palin famously said that public funding was being wasted on projects like “fruit fly research”. This comment sparked anger in the scientific…