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A hidden bias in human language challenges 70 years of science

A superconducting material studied for 40 years has turned out to be far more complex than scientists believed.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 25, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC
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  • A superconducting material studied for 40 years has turned out to be far more complex than scientists believed.
  • A groundbreaking study challenges 70 years of assumptions about how human language works.
  • Even more surprisingly, human language shows a powerful hidden preference for safety, suggesting that our words may reflect ancient survival instincts.

A superconducting material studied for 40 years has turned out to be far more complex than scientists believed.

A groundbreaking study challenges 70 years of assumptions about how human language works.

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