There’s an Upside to the Recklessness of Youth
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, according to the teenage brain. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images) Teenagers:…
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The Nature of Human Violence
A new study looks at the question of how much our branch of the evolutionary tree contributes to…
Taking a More Sophisticated Look at Human Beings
When it comes to social dilemmas, there are four types of people, experimental economists say. By Nathan Collins…
Can Your Horoscope Predict Your Success?
That Zodiac-based guide to how your day will go can influence your attitudes and behavior. By Tom Jacobs…
What Makes People Fall for Online Fraud?
Isolation, layoffs, and pop-up clicking, among other predictors. By Rick Paulas (Photo: 23905174@N00/Flickr) In 2014, AARP conducted a…
Are Pets Really Good for Us?
One of his peers calls him a curmudgeon, but human-animal interaction expert Harold Herzog believes the perceived consensus that pets are good for you is overhyped.
Why Is Laughter So Hard to Fake?
A new study finds acoustic differences between genuine and feigned laughter and explains why we're so good at distinguishing the two.
The Germ Theory of Democracy, Dictatorship, and All Your Most Cherished Beliefs
Is culture just a side effect of the struggle to avoid disease?
‘The Internet Made Me Do It’: Stop Blaming Social Media for Our Behavioral Problems
At the most fundamental level, all the Internet really does is make it possible for people to share information and ideas faster and more efficiently than earlier modes of communication.