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When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.

In “Dear Oliver,” neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.

Dive into five philosophical schools that have faded into obscurity but still whisper through the ages.

In many city-states, it was perfectly acceptable for older men to have sexual relationships with young boys.

What if your best friend was an informant?

Beer’s flavor begins to change as soon as it is packaged. Are cans or bottles better at preserving flavor?

Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.

Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.

Only talk about the weather?

Pleasure, virtue, and doubt are necessary, but each is insufficient on its own.

Carl Jung was one such person.

Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.

One form of domestic abuse involves a parent breaking their child’s connection with the other parent.

The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.

Success is about give and take — with a little more give.

From COVID and cancer vaccines to a steady drop in the number of people living in extreme poverty, there are reasons for optimism in 2023.

As a physician, John Pringle helped reinvent hygiene; as a husband, he destroyed a woman’s life with his abuse.

People often ask “What should I do?” when faced with an ethical problem. Aristotle urges us to ask “What kind of person should I be?”

To the Greek philosopher, all of our actions ultimately aim at our own pleasure.

Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?

Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.

Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”

Are some of us simple destined for unhappiness?

Should we take people’s drunken behavior as evidence of their true character?

Remedies must honor the complex social dynamics of adolescence.

Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.

If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?

Dunbar’s number is a popular estimate for the maximum size of social groups. But new research suggests that it’s a fictitious number based on flimsy data and bad theory.

Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.

Many key inventions were unique: one-offs.