We all know what it’s like to pick up a sheet of paper, only to get a painful paper cut. The injury is usually small and shallow, but it can really hurt! Although it can be uncomfortable, the pain is ...

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The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Consider, for a moment, the paper cut. It happens suddenly and entirely ...