Neuroscientists don’t really know how humans keep time, but they have some theories
Switching up your sleep schedule is wreaking havoc on your body’s natural rhythm
Psychologists and anthropologists debate how different cultures answer the question, “What time is it?”
From the Editor
The "discovery" turned out to be the biggest hoax in the history of paleoanthropology
Senility isn’t the answer; IQ scores are increasing with each generation. In a new book, political scientist James Flynn explains why
The neurologist’s latest investigations of the mind explore the mystery of hallucinations – including his own
New evidence suggests that fire may have influenced the evolution of the human mind
You’ve never been so interested in being bored
Tiny blades discovered in South Africa suggest early humans had advanced intelligence and modern culture 71,000 years ago
New imaging techniques are mapping the locations of our aesthetic response
For men and women, looking good can mean extra cash in your bank account
In a new book, Oxford research psychologist Kevin Dutton argues that psychopaths are poised to perform well under pressure
A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
A new study debunks the idea that friendships are influenced by shared genes
The evidence says scientists are pretty honest. New techniques could make it easier for scientific fabricators to be caught
New research digs deeper into the social science behind why power brings out the best in some people and the worst in others
In a new book, Steven Johnson encourages us to lose top-down hierarchies, typical of companies, and instead organize around peer networks
A new study indicates that having a winning sports team may make us more likely to reelect an incumbent politician
Researchers say chimpanzee behavior may help explain why human ancestors ate each other 800,000 years ago
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