Science of Everyday Life
What love does to your brain. Techniques to argue better. How loneliness hurts on a cellular level. The science of everyday life, explained.
The first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Eve this year — the first time that’s happened in nearly four decades.
Delay school for an hour, and teens will get an hour more sleep. That’s great news for their health.
Evolutionary theory and mathematical modeling suggest babies’ heads may be growing slightly larger.
Psychologists say using willpower to achieve goals is overhyped. Here’s what actually works.
If you think you overeat after a bad night’s sleep, you’re not imagining it.
The Canadian scientist led the charge that discovered insulin.
Here’s a fun distraction after a long week.
Psychologists have long studied what power does to the mind. It isn’t always pretty.
Having more light later could benefit us in a surprising number of ways.
Attention, leaf peepers: When to expect peak foliage, and why.
Superstitions are universal, and reveal a key conflict in how we think.
Watch single drops of water turn into crystals.
Lying may be a kind of “emotional adaptation.”
The emotion may be as harmful as cigarettes. But it’s also essential for our survival.
Even with better medicine, living past 120 years will be extremely unlikely.
Practice doesn’t explain why the best athletes are so good. Here’s what does.
The hormone may help you sleep better. But it’s still a lousy sleeping pill.
America doesn’t need any excuses to slack off on dental hygiene.
Dentists have been recommending regular flossing for decades.
Does education lead to a longer life? There’s new evidence that suggests yes.
What a mentor’s death taught this psychologist about immortality.
Most men experience some level of social anxiety in the bathroom. Mathematicians have created a formula to find the most private stall.
How the science of politics and aging at least partially explains the Brexit age split.
An experiment boosted IQ by 5 points in just one hour. It’s bullshit — and that’s the point.
The reports of yoga harms are probably overblown.
Some of these cures are pretty wild, and doctors claim they work.
Unattractive babies may face discrimination.
An intelligence researcher explains some uncomfortable truths about IQ.
Researchers have looked into many of them. Here’s what they found.
The photic sneeze reflex, explained.
We need to talk about Labrador retriever obesity, the world’s cuddliest epidemic.
During pregnancy, half of mothers end up with cells from their children inside them.
“Moist” is gross.
Why spanking doesn’t work and might do greater harm later in life.
Why misinformation sticks in your brain as if it’s true.
No other species on Earth gets joy out of punishing strangers like humans do.
The new science of why people procrastinate — and how to stop.
Snipped or not, this researcher says all penises are equally sensitive.
Here’s what the science really says about eating fat.
Why standing in line for something cheap isn’t always a terrible decision.