A Psychological Autopsy of Bobby Fischer
Chess player Bobby Fischer's tortured life illustrates why promising young talents deserve better support programs.
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Among Vets, Higher Rank Predicts Better Health
Retired military officers consistently report better health than their lower-ranking counterparts.
Mixing Europe and the Middle East
It's a long and sorrowful history. But is the new Islamophobia also "anti-Semitism"?
How Military Campaigns Get Their Names
Research shows the names of Israeli military campaigns are cleverly designed to push the citizenry’s emotional buttons.
A Cure for Child Abuse
Asked to investigate the roots of child abuse, a group of social engineers focused not on its causes but its prevention.
My Guy’s Cheating with a Man? I’m Outta Here.
Newly published research suggests whether infidelity ends a relationship depends in part on whether the affair was gay or straight.
Censorship in Shades of Black and Gray
John Kampfner, the head of the London-based Index on Censorship, discusses the threats to free expression in the world, from the dictator's muzzle to the playwright's pen.
Is Islam ‘Worse’ Than Any Other Religion?
Scholar Reza Aslan discusses anti-Islamic feelings in the U.S. and reflects on how other faiths have faced down feelings of "otherness."
Immigrant Flow Shifts to Smaller Cities
While big cities have been the traditional gateways for America's waves of immigration, midsize cities are becoming the new destinations.
Panic, Pseudoscience and Muslim Immigration
German politician and banker Thilo Sarrazin scared his countrymen with unsophisticated analysis and a eugenics-based argument about native intelligence.