
Stories by Kurt Kleiner

The Sciences

Mind & Brain
People in Love Are Blind to Pretty Faces
A built-in aversion to attractive members of the opposite sex may help cement monogamous relationships
February 9, 2009 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Illusions of Steepness and Height
When we judge vertical distances, environmental cues trick our brains
October 16, 2008 — Lucas Laursen and Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
A Natural Log: Our Innate Sense of Numbers is Logarithmic, Not Linear
People without math training naturally think in terms of ratios
August 5, 2008 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
In Your Face
TV viewers are less tolerant of opposing views during extreme close-ups
April 3, 2008 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
The Face of a Winner
May 30, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Mind Reads
Reviews and recommendations from the April/May 2007 issue of Scientific American MIND
April 4, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Being Perfectly Bossy
April 4, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Bigger Anesthetics May Be Better
April 4, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Keep Your Eyes on the Eyes
For nonhuman primates, camouflaged eye movements clearly serve a purpose.
January 30, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
TV, TV on the Wall
January 30, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Mind Reads
Reviews and recommendations from the February/March 2007 issue of Scientific American MIND
January 30, 2007 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Venus in Repose
November 29, 2006 — Kurt Kleiner

Mind & Brain
Curiosity Trumps E-Popularity
November 29, 2006 — Kurt Kleiner