Features

• Mind over Magic? Conjuring Reveals How Our Neural Circuits Can Be Hacked

  Magicians dazzle us by exploiting loopholes in the brain's circuitry for perceiving the world and paying attention

  Stephen L. Macknik , Susana Martinez-Conde and Sandra Blakeslee   | November 1, 2010  | 4

• What Makes a Good Parent?

  A scientific analysis ranks the 10 most effective child-rearing practices. Surprisingly, some don’t even involve the kids

  Robert Epstein   | November 1, 2010  | 5

• Meeting Your Match: The Good and Bad of Competing with a Rival

  Feelings of rivalry can change our thoughts and behavior

  Ferris Jabr   | November 1, 2010  | 1

• When Character Crumbles: A Kind of Dementia Reveals the Basis of Personality

  A little-known dementia that destroys social sensibilities and emotions reveals the neural roots of personality

  Ingfei Chen   | November 1, 2010  | 1

• Crowd Control: How We Avoid Mass Panic

  In emergencies, people don't panic. In fact, they show a remarkable ability to organize themselves and support one another

  John Drury and Stephen D. Reicher   | November 1, 2010  | 5

• Their Pain, Our Gain: Why Schadenfreude Is Best Enjoyed in Groups

  You've heard that misery loves company. Enjoying others' misery does, too

  Emily Anthes   | November 1, 2010  |

• Getting to Know Me: What's Behind Psychoanalysis

  Psychodynamic therapy has been caricatured as navel-gazing, but studies show powerful benefits

  Jonathan Shedler   | November 1, 2010  | 4