Tom vanderbilt

12 articles

- Health
Raising the American Weakling
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- February 2, 2017
There are two very different interpretations of our dwindling grip strength.
- Psychology
How to Choose Wisely
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- October 7, 2016
From Yelping to dating, there’s a better way.
- Psychology
Why We Love How-to Videos
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- September 2, 2016
Instructional videos can teach us anything—especially if you watch them this way.
- Neuroscience
Learning Chess at 40
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- May 2, 2016
What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game.
- Technology
These Tricks Make Virtual Reality Feel Real
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- December 23, 2015
Realistic digital spaces need delusions as much as they need detail.

Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot

We predicted cell phones, but not women in the workplace.
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- September 8, 2015
The Colors We Eat

Food color does more than guide us—it changes the experience of taste.
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- July 6, 2015
How Your Brain Decides Without You

In a world full of ambiguity, we see what we want to see.
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- October 31, 2014
When Good Waves Go Rogue

Even in calm seas, waves can become monsters.
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- June 25, 2014
The Pleasure and Pain of Speed

Are we willing to speed our lives up indefinitely?
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- January 21, 2014
Best of 2013: Unhappy Truckers & Other Algorithmic Problems

Transportation optimization starts with math, but ends in understanding human behavior.
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- December 12, 2013

- Technology
Unhappy Truckers and Other Algorithmic Problems
- By Tom Vanderbilt
- July 9, 2013
Transportation optimization starts with math, but ends in understanding human behavior.

Raising the American Weakling