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The Health Benefits of Sharks
Sharks have thrived for 400 million years. They get less cancer and are less susceptible to certain viruses than we are. They're also called "majestic" more often than many of us.
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Dreaming, Depression, and How Sleep Affects Emotions
Exploring decades of sleep research on everything from disorders like sleepwalking and insomnia to the role of sleep in knowledge retention, ideation, and problem-solving.
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Stoyan Nenov / Reuters Iceland: Superlative Happiness on a Cold Little Rock
The small island nation is ranked among the happiest and healthiest in the world, despite financial crisis, volcanoes, and straight-up darkness.
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Pools in the Sky: A World Tour
Dubai, Melbourne, Zambia, and Bali are among the places with the most impressive cantilevered or otherwise exceptionally suspended water-based workout/hangout venues.
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The Hormone Surges That Keep Winners Winning
Why success is a self-reinforcing upward spiral
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Susan Sontag on Love and 'Qualities That Turn Me On'
An artistic compilation of the literary icon's most poignant, candid journal excerpts on love
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There Was a Young Lady Who (Accidentally) Swallowed a Knife
Perhaps she'll be fine.
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The 15-Year Fallout From One Man's Lie About Vaccines
Thirty-eight percent of encounters among college students contain lies; 10 percent of communication between spouses is deceptive. How and why it's never okay.
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The Woman Who Went to Every Country
There are two things you need to know right off the bat: Yesterday I ate a huge burrito for lunch, and my family is not very close.
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The Imperative of Diversity
As institutions of medical education make conscious efforts to promote an ethos of innovation, so too are we all reminded of the efficiency, productivity, and creativity born of diversity.
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Is Anxiety Overdiagnosed?
Overlooking socioeconomic conditions and jumping to a psychiatric diagnosis can prevent us from addressing the real issues behind anxiety.
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Go Outside! The Joys of Central Park
If you're stuck inside -- or otherwise unable to gallivant about town in summer attire, smiling stresslessly -- here is an anthology of writerly tales from the park that remind us there's a brilliantly human world out there.
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The Startling Accuracy of Referring to Politicians as 'Psychopaths'
The characteristics that define clinical psychopathy are many of the same that make effective leaders.
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There Is a 10% Chance You're Dreaming Right Now
Navigating the maze of dream-decisions, dream-consequences, and the invariable world of experiences.
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Football and the Sexual Side Effects of Head Trauma
Head injuries have been found to cause variant sexual behaviors, raising yet another concern over the effects of repetitive head trauma.
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How Thoughts Become a Psychiatric Diagnosis
The Medical Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health explains the misunderstood art of diagnosis in the medical specialty where, in even the sickest patients, the best blood tests and imaging studies often appear normal.
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Protecting the Joneses: 'The Weakest Link' Is Also the Farthest Away
How physical proximity may influence our treatment of others -- even in limited interactions.
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The Optical Illusions of Dinner Plates
Plate selection may be the newest diet trend. If your food is the same color as your plate, you'll eat more. Smaller plates also make us believe we've eaten more.
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Study of the Day: Eye Movements Prove Irrelevant in Lie Detection
New research shows that the direction of a person's gaze has nothing to do with his or her honesty.
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Study of the Day: 6 Million U.S. Teens Live With Uncontrollable Anger
New research estimates that one in 12 adolescents have persistent bouts of rage that involve property damage and violence toward others.
