Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

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

A man in a suit is holding a pipe, presenting an air of sophistication.
Bertrand Russell shows us how to recognize emotional arguments smuggled into presumed statements of fact.
A woman in an orange shirt standing in front of a crowd.
About three out of every four people arrested in the U.S. are men. That rate is similar across the world.
A woman feeling the music in a green hat.
After listening to the same playlist, people from the United Kingdom, the United States, and China reported feeling nearly identical bodily sensations.
A person standing next to a laptop.
Its creators hope the technology will help people meaningfully connect with the external world.
A hand holding a light bulb with a thumbs down, symbolizing a rejection of new ideas.
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
A close up of a red blood cell containing stem cells.
Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis
A person cutting a diamond with a pair of tweezers while under the influence of LSD.
Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.