
The Power to Persuade
How masters of "supersuasion" can change your mind

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The Power to Persuade
How masters of "supersuasion" can change your mind

A Sensory Fix for Problems in School
Certain learning disabilities are linked to problems of perception, when the brain misinterprets sensory input. Targeted exercises can help correct these difficulties

The Pluses of Getting It Wrong
New research makes the case for difficult tests in schools and suggests an unusual technique that anyone can use to learn

Busting Big Myths in Popular Psychology
Pop psych lore is a bewildering mix of fact and fallacy. Here we shatter some widely held misconceptions about the mind and human behavior

New Hope for Battling Brain Cancer
Studies suggest that stem cells sustain deadly tumors in the brain—and that aiming at these insidious culprits could lead to a cure

Are You Mentally Healthy?
Here's a new screening tool that might set your mind at ease—or get you chatting with a therapist

The Brain and the Written Word
A cognitive neuroscientist explains his quest to understand how reading works in the mind—and how the brain is changed by education and culture

Fusion's False Dawn
Scientists have long dreamed of harnessing nuclear fusion—the power plant of the stars—for a safe, clean and virtually unlimited energy supply. Even as a historic milestone nears, skeptics question whether a working reactor will ever be possible