Psychology
Why You Keep Dreaming About Being Naked
Are the common elements in our dreams the result of basic biology, or something deeper?
When Bad Things Happen in Slow Motion
Is there more to our experience of time than the foibles of memory?
Your Brain Can’t Handle the Moon
How the moon stirs tension between your conscious and subconscious minds.
The Illusion Machine That Teaches Us How We See
A mathematician is using computers to manufacture award-winning illusions.
How Is a Genius Different From a Really Smart Person?
You can have a very high IQ and be a complete idiot.
How Jocks and Mathletes Are Alike
Seven sports that come down to how well your neurons play.
How Jocks and Mathletes Are Alike
Seven sports that come down to how well your neurons play.
If You Think You’re a Genius, You’re Crazy
Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore.
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math
Sorry, education reformers, it’s still memorization and repetition we need.
The Original Natural Born Killers
In the 1920s, two murderers were defended by science. The infamous case still echoes.