Features

• Seduced by Sleep

  Scientists have uncovered key clues to a strange disorder that puts its victims to sleep without warning--often at their own peril. The science boosts hope for new treatments while shedding light on the secrets of sleep

  Joachim Marschall   | February 1, 2007  |

• Love of Garbage

  If this magazine is perched on one stack of hundreds in your home, you may suffer from an odd disorder that scientists are beginning to understand

  Walter A. Brown   | February 1, 2007  |

• Abnormal Attraction

  Most people are repulsed by the idea of sex with children. But keeping children safe from pedophiles means trying to discover how this disastrous craving comes about--and how to tame it

  Peer Briken, Andreas Hill and Wolfgang Berner   | February 1, 2007  |

• Jumping to Conclusions

  Can people be counted on to make sound judgments?

  Deanna Kuhn   | February 1, 2007  |

• Sticking Point

  When it comes to understanding how acupuncture needles can heal, scientists are still only scratching the surface

  Susanne Kemmer   | February 1, 2007  |

• The Truth about Online Dating

  The hype is huge, and the findings are somewhat disturbing--but the future of online dating looks good

  Robert Epstein   | February 1, 2007  | 21

• No Place Like Home

  What makes a house feel like home? Psychological research offers insight into what people want and need for happy living

  Antje Flade   | February 1, 2007  |

• Why It's So Hard to Be Happy

  The pursuit of happiness drives much of what we do, but achieving it always seems just out of reach

  Michael Wiederman   | February 1, 2007  | 4

• Sex and the Secret Nerve

  Could a little-known cranial nerve be the route by which human pheromones turn us on?

  R. Douglas Fields   | February 1, 2007  | 1