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Determining what defines a happy life is more difficult today than it was for previous generations. Designer Ayse Birsel demonstrates how a shift in perspective can help bridge this newfound difficulty.

Much of what we assume is true about female sexuality stems from spurious research from the 1990s.

Now and then we've all thought we heard someone calling our name, or noticed a strange coincidence. But for people with schizophrenia, these can take on a much more nefarious quality. Dr. Vikaas Sohal walks us through what it feels like to be inside a schizophrenic brain.

"There’s no more central message of psychology than the fact that most of what goes on in our heads we have no access to."

The "Food Lab" author runs through several examples of kitchen conventional wisdom that aren't really steeped in wisdom.

The Ethiopian lawyer and women's rights activist discusses the matter-of-fact way too many patriarchal men treat rape.

William wants to have kids someday. William has cystic fibrosis, an inheritable disease. How should he approach this dilemma?

Left-right, up-down, back-forth: These are the dimensional directions we're able to perceive. Theoretical physics posits that additional dimensions could exist beyond our perceptive reach.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer knows a lot about suppressing the defeatist attitudes that keep you from enjoying your accomplishments.

What’s the best way to help after a natural disaster or school shooting? Mass tragedies can take many forms, but in all cases, extreme needs follow.

It's not about making poor choices, says Mary Bassett. It's about the fact that people in the hardest hit neighborhoods (like Brownsville, Brooklyn) don't have enough options to choose from.

Famous pundits virtually never make falsifiable forecasts.

It's time for companies to rethink how they engage with their employees.

Diversity is key to building a successful organization. Teaching yourself to shed your subconscious inhibitions to it is the first real step.

Young Aaron asks the Science Guy about the uncountable lengths of space. Bill responds with a challenge.

Understanding the patterns of one's mental illness and creating an action plan can help individuals & families manage – and even prevent – a crisis.

Those who work for nonprofits and NGOs can avoid mental exhaustion by realizing they're not Superman.

The media treated the 10-year anniversary of Katrina with reverence. They should have been hard at work exposing the ugliness that still remains.

Author Junot Díaz reminds us why fiction isn't just “nice to have."

Millennials are already shifting ideas of what is and isn't an acceptable or attractive company culture.