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Behavior & Society

A Q&A with Charles Duhigg, Author of Smarter Faster Better

Scientific American Mind ’s “How to Be a Better...” columnist Sunny Sea Gold and best-selling author Duhigg discuss what makes some people superhumanly productive...

July 8, 2016 — Sunny Sea Gold

New Books Explore Breaking Habits, AI, Productivity and Enlightenment

Scientific American Mind considers five recent popular titles from neuroscience and psychology

June 27, 2016 — Lindsey Konkel, Robert Epstein, Sunny Sea Gold and Victoria Stern

Essays Celebrate the Centennial of America's National Parks

New Books for May 2016

May 28, 2016 — Clara Moskowitz

Three Books Explore the Spiral of Shame

Scientific American MIND reviews “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed,” “Beyond Bullying,” and “Is Shame Necessary?”

November 20, 2015 — Victoria Stern

Scientific American MIND Reviews Anxious

Joseph LeDoux’s book explores “Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety”

November 13, 2015 — Alexandra Ossola

Scientific American MIND Reviews The Brain Electric

Malcolm Gay’s book explores “The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines"

October 30, 2015 — Robert Epstein

Scientific American MIND Reviews Upside

Jim Rendon’s book explores “The New Science of Post-Traumatic Growth”

October 23, 2015 — Robert Epstein

MIND Reviews Whispersync for Voice

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

July 31, 2015 — Karen Schrock Simring

MIND Reviews How to Raise a Wild Child

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

July 24, 2015 — Kenneth Silber

3 New Books Explain the Roots of Altruism

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

July 17, 2015 — Victoria Stern

MIND Reviews "The Upside of Stress"

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

June 19, 2015 — Robert Epstein

3 Books Explore How to Make Smart Choices

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

May 29, 2015 — Victoria Stern

Behavior & Society

Book Review: Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

May 15, 2015 — Nina Bai

New Book Explores the Zombie Brain

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

May 1, 2015 — Gareth Cook

Book Review: The Nurture Effect

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

April 24, 2015 — Robert Epstein

Review: Your Brain

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

January 31, 2015 — Emily C. Lenneville

On Our Shelf: High Price

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

October 3, 2014 — Ingrid Wickelgren

MIND Reviews: How We Learn

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September 19, 2014 — Roni Jacobson

MIND Reviews: Coming to Our Senses

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

September 5, 2014 — Robert Epstein

MIND Reviews: Suspicious Minds

Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND

August 22, 2014 — Daisy Yuhas

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