News in Brief So You’re in a Good Mood—Now What? A new study finds we’re more likely to work and do chores when we’re happy, saving the fun… Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Interrupting Sleep May Be Worse Than Not Getting Enough All the more reason to tell your neighbors to shut up. Nathan Collins
Social Justice Blackness Ever Blackening: My Lifetime of Depression How do I explain an existence dominated by the bleakest, darkest moods? And do I even want to? Jenny Diski
Social Justice Brain Stimulation and Me In reporting about electrical brain stimulation, Emma Young of course had to try it for herself. Would it change her? Emma Young
Economics Musical Meds New research on endorphins finds people have higher pain thresholds immediately after performing music or dancing. Tom Jacobs
Books & Culture News in Brief Previous Site Sections Even Patients with Severe Dementia Respond to Music French researchers report music therapy can improve the mood of people suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease. Tom Jacobs