As another disturbing week in U.S. news draws to a close, join us for a live online chat with Maria Konnikova, a Scientific American blogger and Ph.D. candidate in psychology at Columbia University, who will apply Sherlock Holmes-ian logic to our mental messes...
A perfect storm engenders online rudeness, including virtual anonymity and thus a lack of accountability, physical distance and the medium of writing
Evolution might underlie the different processing of female versus male bodies. Both genders do it
New research suggests better liars are better at spotting lies
A recent survey finds considerable differences in how men and women view attraction between male and female friends
In his new book, physicist Francis Slakey recounts the myriad physical and mental challenges in summiting the world's highest peak
Unlike physical exercise, mental workouts probably do not demand significantly more energy than usual. Believing we have drained our brains, however, may be enough to induce weariness
The new science of self-control shows that religious themes can bolster willpower
Follow-up study shows long-term language improvement for kids with autism after an intensive, targeted behavioral therapy program
Research finds that who we socialize with can influence our eating behavior. Christie Nicholson reports
Multiple tests of eye-movement direction and honesty found no correlation between lying and eye direction. Steve Mirsky reports
Scientists are discovering the primal links between physical warmth and our emotions
Researchers have found that time spent deliberating on a decision actually exacerbates the difficulty in making that decision. Christie Nicholson reports
This year's doomsday angst owes much to public ignorance about pre-Columbian civilizations
The temporal parietal junctions of poker players behaved differently when they were bluffing another human versus bluffing a computer. Cynthia Graber reports
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Thinking in another language changes how people weigh their options
New research finds that we tend to care more about the success of future generations when we are faced with our own mortality. Christie Nicholson reports
The Early Years of the Airplane
During hibernation, the ground squirrel's brain loses many vital neural connections, but it has evolved a way to recuperate. Understanding that process might help scientists treat Alzheimer's...
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