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Mind and Behavior
Language influences how you visually process the world, which in turn influences your memory of it.
Simple "nudges" to remind people to show up for court could help keep thousands out of jail.
A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
There’s really only one mistake you can make: continue doing the same thing you already know is hurting you and expect a different result.
The polymath used science to elevate his art.
Millennials — who were raised to expect unlimited success but found only disappointment — can be drawn to manifestation.
Wherever automation rises, religiosity falls.
Do you really need a monstrous upbringing to make monsters?
Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.
Six hundred years in the history of trousers.
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
"The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel."
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Despite the vast number of planets in the Universe, Earth's specific evolutionary history guarantees that its life forms — including humans — are utterly unique.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.
Studies on "growth mindset" interventions fail to show significant benefits.
Music is part of the human experience, which is why some philosophers have written about it. Some had wacky ideas.
Can targeted interventions save Americans?
The use of the letter x as an unknown is a relatively modern convention.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society's overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
How we organize all our digital stuff — from work research to side hustles to family photos — is key to our productivity.
A brief look at the six-decade challenge to psychiatry.
It could explain why so many people don’t respond to common antidepressants.
These landscapes — of geographical differences in head shapes — have vanished from acceptable science (and cartography).
Philosophy can focus on some dull topics. Luckily, some thinkers have spent lots of time on the philosophy of sex