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Alvaro Dominguez Our Bots, Ourselves
How the descendants of Siri and Alexa could change our daily lives, thoughts, and relationships
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Christopher DeLorenzo Awesomeness Is Everything
Why encountering vastness makes us more spiritual, generous, and content
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Alvaro Dominguez Even Bugs Will Be Bugged
Exploring the next frontiers in surveillance
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James Walton The Charisma Effect
How to bend people to your will
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James Walton Life Isn’t Fair
So why do people behave as though it is?
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Marco Goran Romano How to Boast on the Sly
A guide to bragging better
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Robin Davey The Strange Origins of Urban Legends
It’s evolutionary: We’re more likely to remember tales that might help us stay alive.
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Robin Davey Why We Compete
A scientific look at people’s obsessions with besting their peers
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Robin Davey The Science of Superstition
No one is immune to magical thinking.
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Stephen Schudlich You’re Just Like Me!
Why we choose partners who share our traits
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Dan Woodgen Status Anxiety
What the logos you’re wearing really say
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Tomás Fano/flickr People Prefer Electric Shocks to Being Alone With Their Thoughts
A new study finds we're not very good at entertaining ourselves.
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Rami Nieimi What Is Art?
Why we like what we like
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Reuters Why Music Sounds Better When You Know the Artist Is Eccentric
Our brains associate eccentricity and creativity in musicians, painters, writers, and other artists—as long as weirdness doesn't feel like a gimmick.
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AP Why Oscar Winners Say They’re 'Humbled'
Receiving an award makes you feel proud, but a new study suggests some winners may suppress their natural joy so they seem like good sports.
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JR Guillaumin/flickr Suicide and the 'Impure' Soul
New research says moral bias against suicide often comes from disgust over a tainted soul.
