Confidence: Stepping Out 
You're not alone in shunning center stage—shyness and social anxiety are as natural as breathing. But doing advance prep for a party or taking small social risks can lead to breakthroughs in confidence. Here's how to relish even the brightest of spotlights.

Unnatural Selection 
There's a thriving industry built on the scientific selection of jurors—but the jury is out on just how accurate it is, or whether it gives legal adversaries an edge.

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The Morgellons Mystery
A just-christened illness involves disorientation, multi-colored fibers bursting from sores, and the sensation of bugs crawling under the skin. Is this an age-old delusion or a disturbing new disease?

Champions of the Lost Cause
Obsession, defiance, grit: the line between indomitable genius and hopeless holdout is blurred. We all have the capacity to chase unlikely dreams, but for some people, the pursuit becomes its own reward.

Love at Work
The potential for abuse isn't the only reason companies discourage office affairs, says Judith Sills, Ph.D.

Getting a Grip on The Greenback
Forget foreign currency. Money itself is a foreign concept, says Nando Pelusi, Ph.D.