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Fine-Tune Your B.S. Detector: You’ll Need It
Do you have a good B.S. detector? You need one in our digital age. The skill of spotting false information—rubbish, nonsense and, yes, fake news—is so important these days that scientists have begun serious research
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Politeness can sometimes hurt more than it helps
Ryan — a brilliant, enthusiastic young scientist — spent a two-year layover in my neuroscience laboratory between his undergrad studies in Vancouver, B.C., and graduate school on the East Coast. On his last day in
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How to Make Friends as an Adult — and Why It’s Important
Anyone who’s ever made room for a big milestone of adult life–a job, a marriage, a move–has likely shoved a friendship to the side. After all, there is no contract locking us to the other
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The data show that how we connect with romantic partners changes as we age
If you’re in your 20s or 30s and feel insecure in your relationship, you’re not alone. The good news: it’s likely that things will get better, according to data gathered about people’s attachment styles in
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We’ve heard a lot of bad apologies lately. What makes a good one?
Think of some of the excuses, denials and apologies we’ve heard in the last few months. Film producer and alleged abuser Harvey Weinstein urging dismissal of a federal sexual misconduct suit lodged against him
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Need a Date? First, Get a Dog
Something happens whenever Aaron Morrill takes his large and fluffy mutt, Donut, for her daily walk, and it’s something that always catches him a bit by surprise. Women gather. They flock to Donut — “a