100 Results
Noise Is a Drug and New York Is Full of Addicts
We may complain about a defining feature of the city, but we also feed off it.
We Weren’t Designed to Appreciate Good Perfume
Our sense of smell may have evolved to detect danger, not beauty.
The Wisdom of the Aging Brain
Tantalizing evidence suggests that brain activity shifts to increase wisdom as we age.
Learning Chess at 40
What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game.
The Paradox of the Elephant Brain
With three times as many neurons, why doesn’t the elephant brain outperform ours?
When You Listen to Music, You’re Never Alone
Technology hasn’t diminished the social quality of listening to music.
Nothing Snowballs Online Like Fear
How online fear feeds political smear campaigns, stock market rumors, and ISIS propaganda.
Love Is Like Cocaine
From ecstasy to withdrawal, the lover resembles an addict.
The Woman Who Got Lost at Home
A developmental disorder promises a new window onto the brain’s secrets.
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