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Thoughts on the mind.
by Eric Jaffe

Monkey Business

The evolutionary roots of economic behavior Read More

Reading Our Lips

The psychological study of smiling Read More

Four Psychology Fads, Revisited

Est, primal therapy, Transcendental Meditation, lucid dreaming: where are they now? Read More

Why We Work

Finding meaning in a job can be surprisingly easy. Read More

The Social Cure

Social scientists are using their understanding of social networks to improve public health. Read More

The Case(s) Against Television

What psychologists, economists, and David Foster Wallace think about TV. Read More

Playing Tricks on the Past

New research shows that people can falsely recall pictures, suggesting that memories are even more fallible than previously believed Read More

Science by Convenience

When behavioral researchers use "convenient" samples, are they doing the best possible behavioral research? Read More

To Dream, Perchance to Sleep

Why 6 hours rest a night takes a terrible toll on the mind. Read More

Decisions That Kill

Guest blogger Cardiff Garcia explains why some decisions become deadly ones. Read More

The Reasons Your Boss Sucks

Guest blogger Cardiff Garcia on why your boss sucks Read More

Addressing a Crowd and Assessing Anger

What is there to fear from public speaking? Read More

Why Mrs. Robinson Is Miss Right

Trust me, young men: go for older women Read More

Challenging Gladwell's Blink

The dangers of relying on intuition Read More

Live(ish) from the APS Convention Part 2

Debating the future of clinical psychology Read More

Live(ish) from the APS Convention

Live(ish) from the APS Convention Read More

Creative Teaching

Do schools crush our creativity? Read More

The Brain's Call of the Wild

Why the human mind needs nature. Read More

The Status-Seeking Single Man

Are single men drawn to status-related items? Read More

Walking the Line

Should traffic laws apply to the sidewalks? Read More

Illusions of Insight

Is psychology the "easy" science? Read More

A Million Ice Creams

Married women who keep their last name may make more Read More

The Fight Against Fat

The psychological battle against obesity. Read More

No Harm, No Foul

How the brain forgives murder. Read More

Magical Mystery Four

The limits of working memory say people can hold only 3-5 bits of information at a time. Read More

The Letter "F" Primes for Failure

Exposure to letters A or F influences test performance. Read More

She Wins, They Lose

When wives are the primary breadwinners, the marriage crumbles. Read More

People, Using People

Do we use friends and family to achieve our goals? Read More

Me, Myself, and I(nternet)

Does browsing the Web make us lonelier? Read More

Headcase Etc: Apologizes for My Insignificance

This week's Headcase Etc reveals "science's dirtiest secret" and the secrets to happiness. Read More

Eric Jaffe

Science writer Eric Jaffe has covered behavior for several years and is working on a book about psychiatry during World War II.

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The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America