FOOTNOTES

In the battle to resist temptation and focus on long-term goals, an iron will is good, says David DeSteno, a psychologist at Northeastern University.

"Personally, I'm not sure we know the difference between confidence and arrogance."

Wondering what the "impure" pygmy goats in our recent print article look like? Get your aww's ready.

Green, a journalist who has covered the NYC public schools, convincingly argues that, contrary to popular belief, great teaching is more science than art.

Last issue, Ethan Watters described Nancy Scheper-Hughes' decades-long efforts to expose a hidden global market for human organs.

A recent forum on "The Science of Justice" didn't just talk about the unreliability of eyewitnesses—the presenters proved it with a real-time robbery.

Economist Paul Dolan proposes that happiness is a balance of pleasant feelings and a sense of purpose.

On harnessing your emotions for good, trusting people, and working as a research journal editor.

While researching her article on telephone fraud, Shirley Streshinsky interviews a "grandparent" scammer who was awaiting sentencing in a federal prison.

A warning from the Internal Revenue Service about telephone calls from fake IRS agents.