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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.
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.
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.
Self-help gurus for the digital age.
FIRE is a lifestyle that promotes extensive saving in order to retire early, despite the fact that early retirement is far from practical.
Million Stories
More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
What distinguishes effective from ineffective leadership training? Read on to find out.
This was largely a philosophical question until 2005, when a surgical team in France performed the first partial face transplant.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
The study was small and didn't include a placebo group, but there is reason to believe that the drugs really do work.
The ability to decode acoustic information from brain activity aids the development of brain-computer interfaces that restore communication in patients who suffer paralysis.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
Considering the perspectives of others has important benefits for individuals and for society. There is one easy way to do it.
John Templeton Foundation