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
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
The History of Boredom
You’ve never been so interested in being bored
How Much is Being Attractive Worth?
For men and women, looking good can mean extra cash in your bank account
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
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
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
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
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
Teaching Cops to See
At New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Amy Herman schools police in the fine art of deductive observation
Brain Cells for Socializing
Does an obscure nerve cell help explain what gorillas, elephants, whales—and people—have in common?
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
Food and Think: Why Are There No Blue Foods?
Foods of every color carry different nutritional benefits, and even carry psychological side effects for your diet
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
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
How to Be a Snoop
The way you arrange your home or office may reveal surprising results
The Truth About Traffic
Author Tom Vanderbilt Shows Why Cars and People Don’t Mix
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
The Bias Detective
How does prejudice affect people? Psychologist Jennifer Richeson is on the case
Richard Lerner
The Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth of the troubled adolescent in his new book, “The Good Teen”
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