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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
A recent study is the first to fabricate electronic components from endogenous molecules.
8mins
How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
It’s a lot easier to point out things that are gezellig (adjective) than it is to define gezelligheid (noun) itself.
The content of our long-term memories is constantly "reconstructed" by our brains. The same is true of memories formed mere seconds ago.
The lack of friendship is particularly a problem for men. But there are easy ways to make friends.
8mins
A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
Our brainwaves naturally synchronize with external stimuli like flickering lights. Here's how the phenomenon might boost learning.
Adolescents actively shape the transformation of religion and become the bearers of new religious patterns, worldviews, and values.
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
The Universe is grand, awe-inspiring, and greater than we likely imagine. Even astrophysicists get anxious thinking about it, but we cope.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
Million Stories
There are three barriers we need to overcome to have better, more productive arguments.
Chess could perhaps be the ultimate window through which we might see how our mental powers shift during our lives.
There are several different types of learner engagement, from emotional to cognitive. Here's how to improve each.
When it comes to spotting a lie, less is more.
5mins
You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
Do you think other people are happier than you?
The puzzle of play
The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.