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Are You with the Right Mate?
It is natural to wonder if your partner is the right one for you.
January 1, 2012 Rebecca Webber January 2012
The Boom and Bust Ego
The less you think about your own self-esteem, the healthier you'll be.
January 1, 2012 Harriet Brown January 2012
How to Save Your Brain
How to keep dementia at bay and preserve a healthy mind.
January 1, 2012 Nikhil Swaminathan January 2012
Deadly Mind Traps
Simple cognitive errors can have disastrous consequences.
January 1, 2012 Jeff Wise January 2012
The Way Things Are
What to do when infatuation fades.
January 1, 2012 Rebecca Webber January 2012
Eclipsed by Expectations
Are you asking for too much?
January 1, 2012 Rebecca Webber January 2012
Yes, Virginia, Some Mates Really Are Wrong January 1, 2012 Rebecca Webber January 2012
The Signal to Grow January 1, 2012 Rebecca Webber January 2012
A Critical Difference January 1, 2012 Rebecca Webber January 2012
The Uses and Abuses of Optimism and Pessimism
How to use it to your advantage
November 1, 2011 Annie Murphy Paul November 2011
Life's New Timeline
Americans are subverting age-based roles and settling into new social categories.
November 1, 2011 Debra Shigley November 2011
A Slew of Suspects
A little paranoia can be good for your health.
November 1, 2011 Stephanie Booth November 2011
Your Backup Brain
There's a "second brain" in your stomach
November 1, 2011 Dan Hurley November 2011
Two-Minute Memoir: The Reluctant Recluse
Cultivating inner strength amid a barren landscape.
November 1, 2011 Anthea Rowan November 2011
Advice: One Night, Three Dilemmas
Cheating with the same sex is still cheating.
November 1, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano November 2011
Advice: My Distant Boyfriend
How to revive a long-distance relationship.
November 1, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano November 2011
Beauty Treatment: Pretty Young Things
Does cuteness last?
November 1, 2011 Jena Pincott,Rebecca Searles November 2011
Blogger Spotlight: Reality Lite
Is life better with blinders?
November 1, 2011 Raj Raghunathan Ph.D. November 2011
Blogs: The Great Stall
Expert ways to get your rear in gear
November 1, 2011 PT Staff November 2011
Bookshelf: Silly Humans
New books unpack our faulty thinking.
November 1, 2011 Sarah Korones,Andrea Bartz November 2011
Diagnosis: Bend Away The Pain
A mind-body approach to beating fibromyalgia
November 1, 2011 Rebecca Searles November 2011
Earnings and Yearnings: Infomaniac
How to transform yourself into a node of knowledge
November 1, 2011 Michele Lent Hirsch November 2011
Eccentric's Corner: Horror Meister
David Cronenberg knows the dirty little—and big—secrets of your mind.
November 1, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano November 2011
Field Guide To The Overachiever
Inside the do-or-die mind of an overachiever
November 1, 2011 Jill Coody Smits November 2011
Final Analysis: Holiday Soundtrack
A twist on familiar seasonal tunes.
November 1, 2011 Andrea Bartz November 2011
Keen Cuisine: The Whey to Go
The liquid residue of curdled milk may be the big dietary cheese in curbing obesity.
November 1, 2011 Rose Pastore November 2011
Mind Your Body: Weighty Personalities
How character shapes your BMI
November 1, 2011 Rose Pastore November 2011
Nature's Bounty: A Boom in 'Shrooms
Mushrooms are moving to the center of the plate.
November 1, 2011 Rebecca Searles November 2011
News: The Brain, Racism and Religion
Stem cell news; a surprising root of racism; and a link between education and religion
November 1, 2011 Rose Pastore,Andrea Bartz,Rebecca Searles November 2011
Survival, Summed Up
Methuselah mathematics pinpoint life's extenders.
November 1, 2011 Sarah Stanley November 2011
PT Puzzle: Mental Blocks
Challenge your spatial thinking abilities with this brainteaser
November 1, 2011 Andrea Bartz November 2011
Recipe: New Spin on Spuds
Start thinking of the potato as a health food.
November 1, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano November 2011
Romance: The New Lexicon of Love
The latest romance trends are all about commitment, without the picket fence.
November 1, 2011 Rose Pastore November 2011
Romance: One to Tango
Some goals are best attempted solo.
November 1, 2011 Michele Lent Hirsch November 2011
Senses: Watch and Burn
Why 3-D flicks might not be the best pick
November 1, 2011 Andrea Bartz November 2011
Senses: Speaking of Size
Even babies perceive sounds as large or small.
November 1, 2011 Sarah Stanley
Sex: Buddies in the Bedroom
Mutual friends can put a strain on sex.
November 1, 2011 Sarah Stanley November 2011
Procrastination: Oops, Where Did the Day Go?
We fool ourselves in the minute-by-minute choices we make.
September 6, 2011 Timothy Pychyl September 2011
Extreme Modesty: The Case of the Disappearing Self
There is a point at which ingratiation is corrosive, and women too often find it.
September 6, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano September 2011
Addiction: The Long Slide
"I Did All the Things I Wasn't Supposed to Do"
September 6, 2011 Adi Jaffe September 2011
Dodging Emotions: The Help That Harms
We often get into trouble trying to escape intense negative feelings.
September 6, 2011 Edward A. Selby September 2011
Self-Sabotage: The Enemy Within
How to stop procrastinating, overeating, people-pleasing, and being over-the-top modest.
September 6, 2011 Edward A. Selby,Timothy Pychyl,Hara Estroff Marano,Adi Jaffe September 2011
The Art of Influence
Secrets to complaining effectively, motivating loved ones, and getting what you want without being a jerk.
September 6, 2011 Carlin Flora September 2011
Two Siblings, One Spotlight
Siblings in the same business thrive together.
September 6, 2011 Rebecca Webber September 2011
The Incredible Expanding Adventures of the X Chromosome
Thank your mom for your smarts.
September 6, 2011 Christopher Badcock Ph.D. September 2011
Advice: A 46-Year-Old Bachelor
When it's time to talk things out in a relationship
September 6, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano September 2011
Advice: He Keeps Helping His Ex
The delicate subject of the ex
September 6, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano September 2011
Advice: When Warning Signs Fail
Advice on recovering from a volatile relationship
September 6, 2011 Hara Estroff Marano September 2011
Beauty Treatment: The Look of Love
Which expressions do the sexes find sexy?
September 6, 2011 Rose Pastore,Sarah Stanley September 2011
Blogger Spotlight: Step Away From the Slur
Healing from prejudice is difficult.
September 6, 2011 Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton September 2011