Psychology
Why Doing Good Makes It Easier to Be Bad
Oscar Wilde wouldn’t have been surprised to hear of a series of recent scandals in the U.K.
Why Your Biology Runs on Feelings
Think feelings are important? You’re more right than you know.
Can PTSD Be Good for You?
There’s no way to be sure what will traumatize someone, and not everyone exposed to “trauma” develops PTSD.
Autistic Prodigies Since “Rain Man”
Our evolving understanding of “the engineer’s disease.”
Why Anti-Corruption Strategies May Backfire
How power and transparency affect efforts to stamp out bribery.
What We Get Wrong About Dying
A pediatric oncologist describes the lessons of his practice.