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How to Survive Solitary Confinement

An ex-convict on how to set your mind free.

January 21, 2016

When Destructive Behavior Makes Biological Sense

For people raised in chaos, risk-taking is hardwired.

November 23, 2015

Why We’re Patriotic

Whether it’s our country or our football team, we need to belong.

November 12, 2015

Identity Is an Inside Joke

Why you laugh with your friends.

November 12, 2015

What Technology Can’t Change About Happiness

As pills and gadgets proliferate, what matters is still social connection.

September 10, 2015

Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot

We predicted cell phones, but not women in the workplace.

September 8, 2015

Why You’re Biased About Being Biased

The more we convince ourselves that we don’t have certain biases, the more likely we are to exhibit them.

August 18, 2015

Read the Lost Dream Journal of the Man Who Discovered Neurons

An exclusive look at the dreams Santiago Ramon y Cajal recorded to prove Freud was wrong.

August 17, 2015

What Color Is This Song?

Test your inner synesthesia.

July 13, 2015

The Girl Who Smelled Pink

A mother wonders if we are all born with synesthesia.

July 6, 2015

The Colors We Eat

Food color does more than guide us—it changes the experience of taste.

July 6, 2015

The Simple Logical Puzzle That Shows How Illogical People Are

More than 90 percent of people err on this test. Will you?

May 22, 2015