Behavior

Our communal systems actually do much of the heavy lifting to keep us healthy or help us heal

No. The belief that people are suited to speak particular languages by biology is widespread—but wrong

Well, why not? It worked for Smokey the Bear and forest fires

Why do we ignore information that could improve our ability to predict the odds of a personal cyberattack?

Usage patterns shape biases worldwide, whether in Japanese, Persian or English

Compared with traditional lineup techniques, a series of two-faces-at-a-time choices led to more accurate identification by study witnesses.

Disinformation expert Carl Bergstrom gives tips on how to stay calm and make sense of pandemic news

Contrary to the sanitized version we sometimes hear about the civil rights movement, change was not achieved solely by protest marches and people singing “We Shall Overcome”

A separate set of cells in the same region regulate sexual behavior

Suicide rates have been rising for two decades in the U.S. Will the pandemic make things worse?

An outbreak in Italy in the 1630s forced him to find new ways of doing his research and connecting with his family

In this issue, a quantum mystery is solved, and we learn how to measure what matters