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Brains
science of us
May 21, 2019
The Joy of Misreading Things
On finding absurdity in accidentally garbled phrases.
By
Edith Zimmerman
swellness
May 8, 2019
Are Mushrooms the Best Brain Food?
The Cut spoke with an expert about fungi’s surprising cognitive benefits.
By
Edith Zimmerman
science
Apr. 17, 2019
Do We Need to Worry About Pig Zombies?
Scientists have revived cells from the brains of dead pigs.
By
Amanda Arnold
science of us
Dec. 5, 2018
Why Do I Want to Smoosh This Cute Baby Seal?
And why we “can’t handle” them.
By
Edith Zimmerman
teens
Dec. 15, 2016
There’s Another Big Window for Learning After Childhood
Your brain keeps changing.
By
Drake Baer
animals
Nov. 10, 2016
Here Is a Man Tickling Rats for Science
It’s part of a study about how and why animals laugh, which can help explain the neurological roots of emotion.
By
Jesse Singal
Oct. 5, 2016
Teen Brains Are Primed for Learning From Life
Teens combine memory processes that adults keep separate, which is nuts.
By
Drake Baer
July 13, 2016
Rage-Filled Brains Are Wired to Explode
It’s about how two regions of the brain connect — or don’t.
By
Drake Baer
June 21, 2016
Bird Brains Are Packed With a Ridiculous Number of Neurons
It’s why they’re so smart. Duh.
By
Drake Baer
June 13, 2016
People With High ‘Emotional Granularity’ Are Better at Being Sad
And why “righteous indignation” is healthier than “anger.”
By
Drake Baer
bilingualism
Dec. 8, 2014
The ‘Bilingual Advantage’ May Not Actually Be a Thing
A study casts some doubts.
By
Jesse Singal
July 8, 2014
Hey, ScarJo: Everybody Uses More Than 10 Percent of Their Brains
An impatient debunking of the tired, tired myth at the heart of the upcoming film
Lucy.
By
Melissa Dahl
brains
Dec. 5, 2013
‘Hard-Wired’ Sex Differences: Basically Meaningless
Especially if we’re going to keep treating men and women differently either way.
By
Kat Stoeffel
things are looking upton
Aug. 8, 2013
Forget Fat; Kate Upton Isn’t Dumb, Either
“I’m always like, I’m about to pull something on you, and you’re so focused on thinking I’m dumb you’re not even going to know.”
By
Charlotte Cowles