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Mind and Behavior
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
Despite all that we've learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could "God" be the answer?
From a desert oasis to the Rocky Mountains, being filled with awe makes me a better scientist.
Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality.
The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.
A ten-minute visit from a therapy dog reduces emergency room patients' pain and anxiety.
We cannot deduce laws about a higher level of complexity by starting with a lower level of complexity. Here, reductionism meets a brick wall.
If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it's passing through us constantly. But how much?
Pet owners have consistently reported higher levels of social capital in their communities than people without pets.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
8mins
IQ tests only measure two of the eight intelligences. Howard Gardner explains them all.
John Templeton Foundation
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
Think therapy is self-centered? Think again.
An ancient continent called Balkanatolia rose and fell in the area in and around what is now the eastern Mediterranean.
Human organs don't always show up where doctors expect.
Kids' underdeveloped brains seem to help them acquire new languages with little effort.
Step one, start with a trial separation.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
5mins
People rarely question their own moral compass. But do you know what shapes yours?
John Templeton Foundation
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.
The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.
Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.
Hormonal birth control for women may elevate the risk of depression and suicide, but so does pregnancy itself.
Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power.
Was this a moment when humans interbred with Neanderthals?
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?