When Paul Burnham was a teenager, he received what felt like a premonition: he would die at the...
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Why You're Smarter Than You Think
From the time we are schoolchildren, we are ranked and sorted based on how smart we are. But what...
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The human drive to invent new things has led to pathbreaking achievements in medicine, science...
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What do the things you buy say about you? Many of us like to think of ourselves as immune to...
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Money 2.0: The Rich and the Rest of Us
Where do you stand on the income ladder? Do you think of yourself as rich, as poor, or as...
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What’s the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work and...
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Money 2.0: Why We Bust Our Budgets
Have you had a recent surprise expense? You're not alone. More than half of American households...
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Money 2.0: Rewrite Your Money Story
Money worries are one of the biggest sources of anxiety in the lives of Americans. This week, we...
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Neuroscientist Doug Fields was on a trip to Europe when a pickpocket stole his wallet. Doug,...
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Have you ever been in a position where you had to choose between someone you care about and a...
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We all self-censor at times. We keep quiet at dinner with our in-laws, or nod passively in a work...
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It’s not your imagination: rudeness appears to be on the rise. Witnessing rude behavior — whether...
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We’ve all heard about the five stages of grief. But what happens when your experience doesn’t...
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When disaster strikes — from the explosion of a space shuttle to the spread of a deadly virus —...
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Does power truly flow from the barrel of a gun? Pop culture and conventional history often teach...
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Social media sites offer quick and easy ways to share ideas, crack jokes, find old friends. They...
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The Benefits of Mixed Emotions
We've all been in situations where we experience mixed emotions. Maybe you've felt both joy and...
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Putting Our Assumptions to the Test
Do you ever stop to wonder if the way you see the world is how the world really is? Economist...
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Mind Reading 2.0: Why Conversations Go Wrong
Do you ever struggle to communicate with your mom? Or feel like you and your spouse sometimes...
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Mind Reading 2.0: Our Better Angels
Turn on the news, and you'll be bombarded with stories of people who lie, cheat, and kill. Most...
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