Authors

William Lee Adams

This Taxi Brakes for Tips
Tipping bias may be why many cabbies pass up minority customers according to a study conducted by Yale University.
The Truth About Photographic Memory
It's impossible to recover images with perfect accuracy. The myth of photographic memory.
Quirky Minds: Terra Incognita
When half the map is missing—and you don't notice.
Quirky Minds: Hold Me Back
Living with LNS can make people feel like prisoners of their own impulses.
Mixed Race, Pretty Face?
Eurasians may possess genetic advantages that lead to greater health and enhanced beauty.
Quirky Minds: Wandering Amnesia
When you forget your identity and hit the road, you may be suffering wandering amnesia.
Quirky Minds: Amputee Wannabes
When a complete body makes you feel incomplete. What happens when you feel you've got one limb too many?
In Your Head: Hearing Voices
People who hear voices in their heads don't always need psychiatric help. Sometimes the voices within can guide you in everyday life.
Quirky Minds: Forgetting Faces

When everyone is a stranger. Prosopagnosics can't recognize faces. So they often rely on "police-blotter-type" descriptions to identify family, friends, and coworkers.

The Mysteries of Perfect Pitch

Perfect pitch, the ability to identify tones without external reference, disappears without music lessons.

Could You Learn 40 Languages?

Learning multiple languages may change the structure of your brain.