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Ethan Kross, psychologist and author of "Shift," explains how negative emotions help us live safely and well.
In many ways, the rising anti-phone fervor in schools mirrors moral panics of the past.
An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.
What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology but culture?
The sober reality behind the effectiveness of two new drugs touted as Alzheimer's breakthroughs: lecanemab and donanemab.
From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids' reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.
Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
Neuroscience is beginning to provide clues about the emergence of human consciousness.
John Templeton Foundation
Amyloid plaque can build up in body organs other than the brain. The resulting diseases — AL amyloidosis, ATTR amyloidosis and more — cause much suffering.
Financial illiteracy can become a significant problem. But it’s a problem with a clear solution.
Million Stories
After 70 years, "The Power of Positive Thinking" remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
Like witchcraft, "racecraft" refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
This map of Hutterite colonies in North America says something about religion and evolution — and more precisely, speciation.
An exclusive interview with physicist Lee Smolin reveals how abandoning Einstein's dream may have been a terrible mistake.
Esoteric evidence points to a ritual performed by Queen Elizabeth's court magician John Dee.
Clinical trials at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research focus on stabilizing cognitive loss and alleviating the psychotic symptoms that change our loved ones.
Northwell Health
This map of Europe's 20 most populous islands holds a few surprises and unlocks a truckload of trivia.
The negative associations of introversion help to explain why loneliness now carries such social stigma.
July 4th and New Years Eve are the most dangerous times for a hail of falling bullets from ‘celebratory gunfire.’ “What goes up, must come down,” is an old saying […]
In spite of a government mandate, females are often treated as afterthoughts in scientific research.
We cannot give in to fear, but we cannot be reckless when the lives and health of so many are at stake. There is a novel infectious disease that is currently […]
Ending social distancing won’t only make us sicker, but will tank the health care industry in the process. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world. As of today, […]
Smoking is not just habit-based but is deeply entwined with emotions.
For eons, belonging to a tribe was essential for survival. But today?
Many of the world's favorite records weren't really recorded by the artist on the label.
Explore the many different iterations and times of New Year's celebrations around the world.
DEFCON hackers find it’s really easy to hack U.S. voting machines.
Does the move come out of an obligation to fairness, or some other reason?
Can we work out what ingredients could make "free will" work? Here's a map of some of the steps it would need.