Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.

The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
Million Stories
You don't have to be an emperor to apply these rules to daily living.
You want your baby's name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
healthcare spending
If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.
4mins
Should you confess to cheating? A Columbia ethics professor explains.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
4mins
Futurist Ari Wallach shares how to become future-conscious.
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
Children who have a brain hemisphere removed — a procedure known as hemispherectomy — behave completely normally.
When your passion becomes your day job, sometimes the day job becomes a chore.
Here's how to avoid getting duped by the "dark patterns" of online businesses.
Million Stories
A new study concludes that eating more carbohydrates reduces a person's risk of major depressive disorder.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
6mins
Financial expert Paula Pant explains how you can afford anything, but not everything.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.