Matthew Hutson

What makes a comedian tick?

Don't blame age-blindness on beer.

Five ways to train your brain for optimal performance.

The benefits of keeping tea hot, sperm cool, and relationships somewhere in the middle.

Teaching girls that brains and beauty are compatible.

Fictional tales that surround a "just world" may influence belief in the fairness of the real world.

Sit in the hot seat with style.

More than 40 percent of deaths in intensive care units result from decisions to withhold life support. Who should make end-of-life decisions?

A selection of new entries slated for inclusion in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Bill Talen (Reverend Billy) fights the globalization and Disneyfication of neighborhoods.

Do dreams enhance creativity?

Acting smooth drains the brain.

Will we ever elect an openly atheist president?

Did 9/11 change Americans' way of life?

I've Got Wings

Mating game: Cooperation in courtship.

Transparency extinguishes idolatry: The golden touch of Apple's Steve Jobs.

Magical Thinking

Even hard-core skeptics can't help but find sympathy in the fabric of the universe—and occasionally try to pull its strings.

Why night owls might be smarter than others.

Fight your nature and get noticed.

Edwin Schlossberg, the interactive designer, wants people to learn with and from each other.

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