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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.
Living at a higher elevation is a double-edged sword.
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
Not all stress is created equal.
Athletes often use creatine to boost performance and aid muscle recovery. Accumulating evidence suggests it could also help with depression.
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
We also don't know how Tylenol works. But it does work.
The concept is so complex that scientists still argue whether it exists or if it is an illusion.
John Templeton Foundation
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
Not every "expert" has the expertise to back up their argument.
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
John Templeton Foundation
Dogs are seen as more likely to leap without looking – possibly a trait shared with their owners.
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
Because there's not enough Walden pond to go around.
It's time to let go of those emails from your cousin and the photos of your dinner.
When we feel sick, it's not just the pathogen to blame. Our brain cranks up the temperature, and the neurons responsible finally have been found.
Before anesthetics, some patients would die of the pain on the operating table.
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.
The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.
Managers who are able to identify and understand dark salespeople can manipulate them to benefit the company. What could be more Machiavellian than that?
Looking at ourselves in a mirror — or on a video call — shapes our sense of self. But what you see is not what others see.