School Counselors Do More Than You’d Think
Adding just one counselor to a school has an enormous impact on discipline and test scores, according to a new study.
How a Second Language Trains Your Brain for Math
Second languages strengthen the brain's executive control circuits, with benefits beyond words.
All-Girls Schools Don’t Make Girls More Competitive
Parents, not educational setting, may be the key.
Savor Good Times, Get Through the Bad Ones—With Categories
Ticking off a category of things to do can feel like progress or a fun time coming to an end.
How to Build a Better Election
Elimination-style voting is harder to fiddle with than majority rule.
Do Conspiracy Theorists Feed on Unsuspecting Internet Trolls?
Not literally, but debunkers and satirists do fuel conspiracy theorists' appetites.
To Protect Against Meltdowns, Banks Must Map Financial Interconnections
A new model suggests looking beyond balance sheets, studying the network of investment as well.
Give Yourself a Present for the Future
Psychologists discover that we underestimate the value of looking back.