Why Oliver Sacks is One of the Great Modern Adventurers

The neurologist’s latest investigations of the mind explore the mystery of hallucinations – including his own
December 2012 | By Ron Rosenbaum

Why Mass Incarceration Defines Us As a Society

Bryan Stevenson, the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice, has taken his fight all the way to the Supreme Court
December 2012 | By Chris Hedges

The History of Boredom

You’ve never been so interested in being bored
November 20, 2012 | By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

How Much is Being Attractive Worth?

For men and women, looking good can mean extra cash in your bank account
November 2012 | By Abigail Tucker

The Pros to Being a Psychopath

In a new book, Oxford research psychologist Kevin Dutton argues that psychopaths are poised to perform well under pressure
October 29, 2012 | By Amy Crawford

The Spookiest Photos Submitted By Our Readers

Abandoned mansions, ghostly twins and murders of crows are just a few of the scariest entries from past photo contests
October 29, 2012 | By Perrin Doniger

Why Power Corrupts

New research digs deeper into the social science behind why power brings out the best in some people and the worst in others
October 2012 | By Christopher Shea

Why Procrastination is Good for You

In a new book, University of San Diego professor Frank Partnoy argues that the key to success is waiting for the last possible moment to make a decision
July 13, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

The Saddest Movie in the World

How do you make someone cry for the sake of science? The answer lies in a young Ricky Schroder
July 21, 2011 | By Richard Chin

Teaching Cops to See

At New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Amy Herman schools police in the fine art of deductive observation
October 2009 | By Neal Hirschfeld

Brain Cells for Socializing

Does an obscure nerve cell help explain what gorillas, elephants, whales—and people—have in common?
June 2009 | By Ingfei Chen

Dreading the Worst When it Comes to Epidemics

A scientist by training, author Philip Alcabes studies the etymology of epidemiology and the cultural fears of worldwide disease
April 28, 2009 | By Abigail Tucker

Buckle Up Your Seatbelt and Behave

Do we take more risks when we feel safe? Fifty years after we began using the three-point seatbelt, there's a new answer
April 2009 | By William Ecenbarger

History of the Hysterical Man

Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible
January 05, 2009 | By Abigail Tucker

How to Be a Snoop

The way you arrange your home or office may reveal surprising results
October 21, 2008 | By Megan Gambino

Thinking Like a Monkey

What do our primate cousins know and when do they know it? Researcher Laurie Santos is trying to read their minds
January 2008 | By Jerry Adler

The Bias Detective

How does prejudice affect people? Psychologist Jennifer Richeson is on the case
October 2007 | By David Berreby

Richard Lerner

The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, "The Good Teen"
September 2007 | By Eric Jaffe

Interview: Daniel Gilbert

What will make you happy? A social scientist explains why it's so hard to predict
May 2007 | By Eric Jaffe

Detecting Lies

From chewing rice to scanning brains, the perfect lie detector remains elusive
February 01, 2007 | By Eric Jaffe

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