Charisma

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

• By Ian Hurley
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Researchers link mental speed and charisma in a new study.

• By Nathan Collins

Charisma is one of those things that many political observers are convinced they can spot in a candidate, but turns out to be really hard to pin down.

• By Seth Masket