Behavior

The Derek Chauvin trial highlighted a deficiency in the criminal justice system

America’s first woman in space worked to make STEM education more equitable and inclusive, with a special emphasis on encouraging participation by girls

A new study breaks down the reasons—they’re complicated

Safety officials need to use strong language and images to persuade the human psyche

After a year away from friends and co-workers, people sometimes struggle to resume their public routines

How to feel less stressed and more empowered and to create a life of meaning—without your phone

Advances in neuroscience and psychology could lead to real-world benefits in education and mental health

Our instincts are unreliable about which problems are easy to solve and which are hard

It was good, on balance, for people’s mental health—but not so good for physical health

It’s always been with us, but in a time of pandemic, its practitioners have an amplified capacity to unleash serious harm

Being too comfortable with the universe as it’s “supposed to be” is harmful to creative thinking