Science of Everyday Life
What love does to your brain. Techniques to argue better. How loneliness hurts on a cellular level. The science of everyday life, explained.
Is sugar really that bad for you? Well, what kind of sugar are we talking about?
The big health benefits of just a little movement.
Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.
What your favorite TikTok influencer gets right — and wrong — about this widespread concern.
Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.
Despite what your social media feed might say, microwaves are safe.
The one allergy treatment to rule them all, explained.
The unregulated morass of vitamins and supplements makes it hard to know what’s legitimate. We can help.
The troubling ripple effects of more measles outbreaks, explained.
The confusing guidance about alcohol, simplified.
Some vaccinated people got measles in Texas. Here’s how to check your immunity.
DOGE, please go to sleep. For your health.
It turns out cleaning your hands is more complicated than killing germs.
Our earliest studies of Neanderthals were fundamentally flawed.
This research group is studying our love for haunted houses ... at a haunted house.
Being an only child doesn’t mess you up for life. We promise.
A new study reveals elephants are more like humans than we realized. What does that mean for the movement for their rights?
Americans embraced meditation. So did corporations.
Everyone over 6 months should get a new shot, according to the CDC. Should we expect this every year?
No, incandescent lightbulbs aren’t banned.
A neuroscientist explains how history, mood, and surprise can make life feel like a slog — or go by in a blur.
We can break the cycle of negativity bias in the media and get a more balanced view of the world.
Eliminating endocrine disruptors is harder than you might think.
A conversation with writer Julia Galef on how to think less like a soldier and more like a scout.
Close encounters with mysterious, hovering balls of lightning, illustrated.
A scientist explains the ethical and methodological pitfalls to avoid.
An ornithologist explains the wonders of fecal sacs.
“Not giving a shit takes the wind out of an asshole’s sails.”
From 2019: How to argue better, according to science.
As some lose faith in the factory-like care of conventional medicine, these curious remedies are ascendant.
With her new book, Jen Gunter aims to fight the myths that plague women.
What happens when you mix teenage boys with fireworks, in one chart.
Can the mindfulness movement resist becoming a tool of self-absorption?
A new book explores the history of individualism in the West.
Avoid D.A.R.E.-style messaging and tap into kids’ sense of rebellion.
Why this Yale psychologist thinks you should be compassionate, not empathetic.
Beyond pins and needles — why falling asleep on an arm can make it feel “dead.”
