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The Plastic Brain of Taxi Drivers

What’s special about London taxi drivers? They haveĀ enlarged brains. They’re not mutants. If you want to become a cabbie in London, you have to undergo a daunting test calledĀ The Knowledge. To pass, you must be able to plot the shortest … Continue reading

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