Behavior

Given an impossible task, a dog will ask a human for help, but a wolf will not seek help—and neither will a pet pig.

The late, great physicist showed us how to keep embracing life and work even as his physical condition deteriorated

Rush Limbaugh and other conservative pundits’ “hurricane skepticism” in 2017 may have influenced individuals’ decision to pack up the car or shelter in place

Most of the finger-wagging advice you hear is based on little or no evidence

The preeminent sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild discusses the control over one’s feelings needed to go to work every day during a pandemic

Researchers found that leftovers are likely to end up in the trash, so they advise cooking smaller meals in the first place to avoid food waste. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Throughout the country, socially distanced young adults and older adults have been forming connections

Topography may contribute to the formation of regional temperament

If a diagnosis is not delivered with care, it can form an intense “flashbulb memory”

When health care providers demonize people addicted to drugs or alcohol, it just makes the problem worse

It’s well motivated, but there’s little evidence that it leads to meaningful changes in behavior