Want to Be More Creative? Get Out the Electrodes
New research finds a particular type of brain stimulation can increase creativity.
Learn Self-Control, Stay Off the Dole
A study from Britain links poor self-control in childhood with adult unemployment.
From Humbug! to Humble: The Power of the Scrooge Effect
A new study finds thoughts of our mortality can make us more generous.
A Shakespeare Play You’ve Never Heard Of
A new method of analysis finds Double Falsehood was very likely co-written by the Bard.
The Dubious Ethics and Efficacy of Conversion Therapy
The practice has been dismissed as improper for more than two decades.
Plastic Surgery Alters Perceptions of One’s Personality
People who underwent facelifts and/or lower eyebrow surgery were more likely to be judged as having certain positive qualities.
Making Art Tied to Fewer Cognitive Problems in Old Age
A Mayo Clinic study finds decades spent on creative work pay off.
Is Peer Pressure Shortening Your Life?
New research says that may have been the fate of some of the 19th century’s greatest composers.