Newsweek has a fascinating article about fMRI, a giant cylindrical magnet able to show changes in brain activity as they happen—hence the “f,” which stands for “functional.” The fMRI machine can help explain why human beings so often refuse to behave as equations say they should; it can also allow scientists to see when there are discrepancies between what people really want and what they say they want while in focus groups or interviews

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