
Finding Self-Discipline in Others
People who lack restraint seek out colleagues and friends who are not impulsive

Finding Self-Discipline in Others
People who lack restraint seek out colleagues and friends who are not impulsive

Troubled Childhood May Predict PTSD
Many soldiers' cases of post-traumatic stress disorder may in fact stem from troubled civilian life

How to Spot a Scoundrel
Certain types of fidgeting give away a person's trustworthiness

The Artificial Heart: Not Just a Pump
The goal of building a safe artificial heart has frustrated bioengineers for more than four decades. At last, an end could be in sight

Bad Habits May Cause Older Drivers' Mistakes
How we can train elderly drivers to be safer

Imagining the Future Invokes Your Memory
Why we tend to predict rosy times ahead

The Nuts and Bolts of Emotional Sobriety
When to engage with negative feelings and when to ignore them

Thinking about Mortality Changes How We Act
Our dueling existential minds influence our beliefs and behaviors in different ways

On the Trail of the Orchid Child
One genetic variant leads to the best and worst outcomes in kids

The Burden of Lying
Fibbing is tough on the brain. New strategies expose liars by adding to the load

The Partner Paradox: Why Buddying Up to Achieve Goals May Backfire

Deadline Pressure Distorts Our Sense of Time
The difficulty of a task stretches out our perception of time

Border Bias and Our Perception of Risk
Our mental maps of risk and safety rely too heavily on imaginary boundaries

The Midnight Ride Effect
How imagining a different past increases our appreciation for the present

Dog Tired: What Mutts Can Teach Us about Self-Control
Scientists have long thought that delayed gratification requires a sense of self, but experiments with dogs show otherwise

Faking It: Why Wearing Designer Knockoffs May Have Hidden Psychological Costs
Polishing your self-image with counterfeit goods may lead to lying, cheating and cynicism

The Willpower Paradox
Setting your mind on a goal may be counterproductive. Instead think of the future as an open question

Changing the Dating Game
When women approach men instead of vice versa, the gender difference in selectivity disappears

Extraordinary Perception
We think of people with autism as having a deficit in cognitive processing--but their distractibility could also result from having enhanced perceptual capabilities

I Learned It at the Movies--Hollywood as a Teacher
Even films that are historically inaccurate can be a valuable teaching tool

The Color of Sin--Why the Good Guys Wear White
Ancient fears of filth and contagion may explain why we think of morality in black and white

Don't Know Much Biology: Our Trouble Classifying the Living World
Learning to categorize the life on our planet is surprisingly difficult for the human mind

Try a Little Powerlessness—Pitfalls of Self-Control
We admire self-discipline, but could too much control be a bad thing?

All Together Now: The Universal Appeal of Moving in Unison
An explanation for synchronous swimming and other group rituals