Why We Shade The Truth Under Pressure
Rushed answers are not the most honest ones. Research suggests that under time pressure we reach for what sounds acceptable rather than what is true....
Darwin Could Not Stand The Sight Of Blood
The man who changed how our species understands itself trained for two careers he never entered, and reached the third one almost by accident....
The Face Gives Away Less Than You Hope
Faces leak real information. Almost none of it is the information people think they are reading....
Wellness Lessons From Elephants
Six habits from the earth's largest land mammal, an animal that demonstrates high social intelligence, individual reasoning and memory....
How Well Do You Know Animals?
Goats pick up accents, penguins propose with a pebble, and a whale song can travel the way a pop tune does....
Nightmares And What They Mean
Falling, being chased, arriving unprepared. The same few dreams turn up across the world, and the explanation is stranger than the dream dictionaries suggest....
The Science Behind Indian Traditions
Some old customs turn out to have practical origins. Others have modern explanations bolted on afterwards. Telling them apart is the interesting part....
Rise Of The Machines
Automation is not coming for jobs so much as for tasks, and which tasks it takes is less obvious than the headlines suggest....
Talking To Yourself Is Good For You
It looks eccentric and it turns out to be one of the cheapest tools available for thinking clearly under pressure....
Is It Safe To Stand Near A Microwave?
Most people step back when they press start. The instinct is understandable and the physics does not really support it....