Science Still Doesn’t Understand Video Games
But even with odd experiments and disparate conclusions, researchers are edging closer to a more nuanced idea of how they change our behavior.
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How Botox Can Solve the Depression Epidemic
One in 10 American adults struggles with depression, and women are twice as susceptible as men. Is facial paralysis the answer?
Is Free Will an Illusion?
Previous neuroscience research has suggested yes, but a new study finds an unexpected window for it in the static of your brain.
How Can We Prevent False Confessions From Kids and Teenagers?
A new study shows that most cops use the same interrogation techniques on both adults and juveniles—and why that needs to change.
Happier Wives Spend More Time Synced in Sleep With Their Husbands
Coordinated snooze time is the signal of a stable marriage, a new study suggests.
Yes, NFL Teams Are Terrible at Drafting Players, but Why?
The basic economics of the draft—first-round picks are overvalued; the more players you draft, the better—are well known, but general managers still manage to ignore them. What once might have been an economic issue has become a psychological one.
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 Reformation: Can Social Scientists Save Themselves?
An intellectual crisis in the age of TED talks and Freakonomics.