Behavior

The pandemic is putting enormous stress on all of us but especially on health care workers and other specific groups

That’s the wrong way to think about them

The goal is to identify the best means of encouraging individuals to change the way they live. Young people may need more convincing

In the 20th century’s middle decades, the first recipient of phalloplasty surgery fought to be recognized as a man

Recent events make it clear that it couldn’t hurt to elect someone who applies the scientific method to thinking and decision-making

Making advice seem “random” reduces resistance, a study shows

Those black-and-white squares can help us understand how memory works

Judy Moskowitz, a professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University, talks about ways to cope during this time of missing out on our usual diet of social interactions.

It’s not as crazy as it might sound

They weren't trained as engineers—but they were raised to have an insatiable intellectual curiosity

What do we gain and what do we lose when classrooms go virtual?

Here’s advice for preserving your mental health while avoiding physical proximity