July 2009

  • Jealousy has long been deemed the guardian of love. But more often it's love's downfall. We typically blame our partner for paying attention to another, but the real issue may be what jealousy teaches us about ourselves.

  • There's a long path from one heart to another. How to find your way through the meandering maze of dating.

  • For over 11 million Americans, cancer is no longer a definite death sentence. The dreaded disease has instead become a crucible, often remaking personality and endowing survivors with qualities not even they knew they had.

  • It might seem bizarre that science is using art to learn about the mind—looking for hard facts in the most ethereal of places. But great artists turn out to be the world's first neuroscientists.

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PT Bookshelf: From Lying to Evil

Book reviews on liars, awareness and evildoers.

Jealousy: Cool Words, Hot Topic

Man on the Street: Sharing thoughts on jealousy.

Nature's Bounty: Meet Your Maker

Farmers markets are thriving because consumers are social creatures.

Recipe: D Is for Delicious

Fat-rich fish take on another starring role.

Keen Cuisine: Grape Expectations

What grapes can do for you.

Sex Ed: Talking Smack

What kissing means for men and for women.

Advice: My Girlfriend Overprotects Her Son

How to help an overprotective mother.

Advice: I'm Falling in Love with a Brilliant Man

Maintaining self-confidence in the face of self-doubt.

Advice: Can We Be Business Partners?

Mixing business and romance.

Beauty Treatment: A Nose For Deception

Women smell all.

PT Blogs: The President's Ear

Psychological advisers for the White House.

Crime and Punishment: Barely Legal

Don't blame age-blindness on beer.

Crime and Punishment: Why Mothers Kill

Who murders her own kids?

Earnings and Yearnings: Personal Packaging

Image and success in the workplace.

Diagnosis:The Danger of Dizziness

Vertigo can break bones.

Headcase: Livestrong and Prosper

Do hard times make you hardier?

Unlocking the Mysteries of The Artistic Mind

Great artists turn out to be the world's first neuroscientists.

Field Guide to the Hypomanic: Hothead of State

Rahm Emanuel is Obama's army of one.

Working Through Fear

How is anxiety affecting you and your coworkers?

The New Survivors

How cancer endows survivors with qualities not even they knew they had.

Jealousy: Love's Destroyer

What jealousy teaches us about ourselves.

Singles: Patterns of Pursuit

Five dating shake-ups for singles.

Therapy Watch: Technical Support

More people are turning to online support groups.

Eccentric's Corner: Mathematical Model

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