“Oh, the thigh bone’s connected to the leg bone and the leg bone’s connected to the…” You probably learned some version of this classic...

Hoarders are an interesting lot. Some contend that it’s a form of mental illness: the compulsive need to hold onto a wide variety of...

Have you ever wondered why some people—and maybe we’re talking about you—are so adamant about some things? It might be a political...

The structure of the brain is often described as an immense tangle of electrochemical connectors called neurons. These neurons number...

Are you sleep-deprived? If you’re a working adult in America, I can probably answer the question for you: yes. Or at least,...

Are you wired for success? And by “success”, I’m not necessarily talking about monetary reward. In her paper “The Mindset of a Champion”,...

Does your mind tend to wander? Most people believe that their minds wander about 10% of the time. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara put...

“What keeps a dyslexic agnostic up at night? Wondering if there really is a dog.” You can debate whether that’s funny or not, but either...

What do behavioral traits and infectious diseases have in common? According to researchers James Fowler and Nicholas Christakis, quite a...

When we think of addiction, we might think of the heroin junkie lying on a dirty mattress with a needle in his arm, or a sweaty rockstar...