Policy & Ethics
The Science of Soldiering: Mary Roach's Grunt
Best-selling science writer Mary Roach talks about her latest book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mind
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How to Say No (without Feeling Guilty)
It’s one of the smallest, shortest words in the English language, but one of the hardest to say. This week, Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen, PhD, offers seven ways to say no (and maybe not even feel guilty!)
Can a "Triple Package" of Personality Traits Explain Success?
The “tiger mother” thesis is refuted by science
Donald Trump's Real Ambition
Trump is driven by one thing and one thing only: the search for glory
How Your Brain Learns Physics
A new study shows the brain repurposes everyday neural networks to learn high-level scientific concepts
Sometimes Embracing Emotional Distress Is the Best Medicine
Avoiding mental discomfort at any cost can be a self-defeating strategy
Beyond Resveratrol: The Anti-Aging NAD Fad
Whenever I see my 10-year-old daughter brimming over with so much energy that she jumps up in the middle of supper to run around the table, I think to myself, “those young mitochondria.” Mitochondria are our cells’ energy dynamos.
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Videos
Scientists Map Nearly 200 Areas in the Human Brain
A newly updated map of the human brain may be the most accurate yet, helping solve over 100 years of arguments.This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on July 20, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.
Behavior & Society
What Makes Spiders Scary
Neuroscience
The Brain Dictionary
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