Brain trick makes robot hand feel real (via New Scientist via Gizmodo)

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A BIZARRE illusion that makes people believe a false hand is part of their own body could be all it takes to imbue prosthetic limbs with a sense of touch.

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Reinvent Wheel? Blue Room. Defusing a Bomb? Red Room. (via NYTimes)

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By PAM BELLUCK

Trying to improve your performance at work or write that novel? Maybe it’s time to consider the color of your walls or your computer screen.

If a new study is any guide, the color red can make people’s work more accurate, and blue can make people more creative.

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