The Science of Working Smarter and Happier
Decades of study demonstrate that being productive and happy on the job go hand in hand
Features
Enhancing the Power of Teamwork
By using technology to improve collaboration in the workplace, organizations can raise their collective creativity
Why You Should Work from Home
Ditching the office at least part-time can boost profitability and personal happiness—provided it’s done right
Take That Vacation: Why Time Off Makes You a Better Worker
A wealth of psychological research shows that mental downtime is vital for productivity and health. Some progressive companies are finally starting to listen
Would You Vote for a Psychopath?
Research shows that some of the component traits of psychopathy help leaders succeed
Learning When No One Is Watching
We gain most of our knowledge without any instruction. Now science is unraveling how our brain pulls off this everyday miracle
Generation Z: Online and at Risk?
For today’s teens, more followers online may mean fewer friends in real life—and a path to behavioral and psychological problems later on
Online Exclusives
Q&A: Why a Rested Brain Is More Creative
Taking breaks—from naps to sabbaticals—can help us to refocus and recharge
Departments
- From the Editor
Work Smarter, Vote Wiser, Sleep Better
- Letters
Readers Respond to "The Mind of a Terrorist" and More
- Recommended
New Books Explore Puzzles of Taste, Gender and Addiction
- Head Lines
Trouble Sleeping?
Why We Toss and Turn in an Unfamiliar Bed
Can Newborns Imitate Adults?
Do Selfies Make You Look Bad?
Mom, I'm Joey, Not Jennie!
What Science Really Says about Spanking
Does City Life Pose a Risk to Our Mental Health?
Trying to Forget May Impair Memory
Harsh Parents Raise Bullies--So Do Permissive Ones
You Smell Sick: Detecting Illness by Scent
4 Ways to Be a Better Voter
Laugh Lots, Live Longer
Where Words are Stored: The Brain's Meaning Map
- Illusions
Discover the Science of School Yard Illusions
- Perspectives
How Science Can Help Get Out the Vote
- Consciousness Redux
Sleeping with Half a Brain
- Ask the Brains
How Does Exercise Benefit Cognition?
Are Some Kids More Likely to Become Narcissists?
Are Tablet Devices a Good Teaching Tool?
- Head Games
Can You Solve These Mensa Puzzles?
- Mind in Pictures
How We See
- Cases
Disrupting the Habits of Anorexia