Be Yourself—Everyone Else Is Taken
How to find meaning in life through authentic and autonomous living
How to find meaning in life through authentic and autonomous living
Getting people to comply with social distancing policies is basically an exercise in marketing
It worked for Shakespeare and Isaac Newton during plagues, but let’s not put more pressure on ourselves than we already have
The reason is a phenomenon called “solution aversion”
The pandemic is leading to an outbreak of age discrimination
Michael Marshall, project director of the Good Thinking Society in the U.K., talks about flat earth belief and its relationship to conspiracy theories and other antiscience activities.
Research suggests a powerful way to get out the vote without having to canvas in person
The behavior of such machines influences how people treat one another
He’s grounded in humility and humanity; he uses plain language; he admits uncertainties and failings; and he refuses to make the science overtly political
When vampire bats feel sick, they still engage in prosocial acts such as sharing food with nonrelatives. But they cut back on grooming anyone other than their closest kin.
Despite caveats in ads and on packages, users can fail to understand their limitations
Containing the spread of COVID-19 may require that citizens have faith in both their government and one another
It’s our seemingly insatiable desire to eat meat
Originally published in June 1968
Make way for emergencies—but go safely
A potentially debilitating condition in veterans, distinct from PTSD, results from crossing moral lines
Most of us have experienced deja vu—that sensation when new events feel eerily familiar. Could this "glitch in the Matrix" be a brain short-circuit?
My father is an infectious disease physician in New York City. He needs to do his job, so for our own safety, he can no longer live with the family
Our extreme responses to COVID-19 have revealed an underlying societal vulnerability that is more concerning than the virus itself
Programs aimed at making workplaces more inclusive are showing signs of success
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