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Excerpt
science of us
Aug. 11, 2020
How to Stop Reliving Embarrassing Memories
The science and psychology of the cringe attack.
By
Melissa Dahl
ask a boss
Mar. 10, 2020
Job Interview Tips: How to Survive 10 Awkward Situations
What should you say when you don’t know the answer to a question? How do you explain you were fired?
By
Alison Green
the bigger picture
Dec. 13, 2019
100 Years of Hygge, Illuminated
The rich history of Danish lighting design from 1920 to now.
By
Zoe Juanitas
the bigger picture
Dec. 3, 2019
A Love Letter to Mexico
From the former director of
Elle España.
By
Zoe Juanitas
the bigger picture
Nov. 29, 2019
Before There Were Instagram Filters, There Was Kodachrome
700,000 anonymous photo slides form a nostalgic picture of mid-century domesticity.
By
Anne Cruz
science of us
June 14, 2019
How to Be Sociable
It’s harder than it sounds.
By
Jessica Pan
fiction
Mar. 18, 2019
Period, Ellipsis, Full Stop
What happens when your new start comes to a halt?
By
Polly Rosenwaike
cartoons
Sept. 12, 2018
Graydon Carter Has a Real Talent for Drawing Noses
See his cartooning debut, in
Esquire
.
By
Carl Swanson
book excerpt
Sept. 6, 2018
The Last Days of the Real
Lolita
An excerpt from Sarah Weinman’s new book tells what happened to Sally Horner after the kidnapping that helped inspire Nabokov’s novel.
By
Sarah Weinman
science of us
Aug. 22, 2018
Fainting Is a Pretty Weird Thing for a Body to Do
It’s crazy if you think about it (and I have).
By
Mara Altman
science of us
May 30, 2018
You’ll Be Happier at Work If Your Job Meets These Two Psychological Needs
Our brains aren’t solely concerned with satisfying basic, organic needs.
By
Dean Burnett
science of us
May 23, 2018
What I Learned From Interviewing All the Women I Know About Their Orgasms
What would they want a partner to know?
By
Emma Koenig
science of us
Apr. 25, 2018
How Scientists Invented a Test to Measure Hurt Feelings
“We found social pain could be as strongly felt as physical pain.”
By
Will Storr
science of us
Apr. 20, 2018
When the Hidden Problem With Your Sex Life Is ADHD
As a sex therapist, I see it all the time.
By
Steven Snyder
science of us
Apr. 16, 2018
The Vampire Movie Obsession That Made Me Reconsider How I Felt About Porn
Learning the boundaries of healthy escapism through
Twilight
.
By
Meredith Goldstein
science of us
Apr. 6, 2018
Changing My Style to Mask My Health Issues
After major surgery, I had a newfound need for people to find me attractive.
By
Michele Lent Hirsch
science of us
Mar. 21, 2018
What People Who Are ‘Lucky in Love’ All Have in Common
According to a behavioral scientist.
By
Janice Kaplan
and
Barnaby Marsh
it’s complicated
Mar. 8, 2018
Being in My First Adult Relationship Meant Learning How to Fight
It took me a while figure out that conflict wasn’t the sign of an impending breakup.
By
Katie Heaney
book excerpt
Oct. 5, 2017
How It Felt to Live Through My First Manic Episode
I was sixteen, and I believed I was receiving messages from Michael Jackson.
By
Jaime Lowe
science of us
Sept. 29, 2017
Being a Funeral Director Made Me Realize the Death Industry is Too Exclusive
Americans might have a healthier attitude toward death if people like me didn’t keep it so hidden from view.
By
Caleb Wilde
science of us
Sept. 19, 2017
How Self-Expression Replaced Love As the Most Important Part of a Marriage
A new book argues that, in the past few decades, there’s been a dramatic change in what we expect from our spouses.
By
Eli Finkel
it’s complicated
Aug. 28, 2017
Why Dating in Your 20s Is Terrible
According to a social scientist studying generational differences.
By
Jean Twenge
mental health
July 31, 2017
The Strange, Contagious History of Bulimia
The physician who wrote the first case report in the 1970s believes it was, at least in part, a social contagion.
By
Lee Daniel Kravetz
July 25, 2017
The People Whose Genetic Tests Uncover Mysteries
Dealing with the uncertainty of a little-understood genetic mutation can be harder than just getting bad news.
By
Carrie Arnold
July 25, 2017
What I Know About My Best Friend’s Murder
Despite what the tabloids say, she was more than just Ashton Kutcher’s date.
By
Carolyn Murnick
July 17, 2017
To Understand Why We Have So Many Languages, Look Way, Way Back in Human History
Rainfall and warfare are just two of the many factors.
By
Michael Gavin
July 13, 2017
Cracking the Code of Your Pet’s Facial Expressions
One day, we might be able to read animal emotions as well as we do human ones.
By
Mirjam Guesgen
July 13, 2017
The Sleep Disorder That Makes People Hallucinate Their Own Death
When you often fall asleep without warning, it can be hard to distinguish between reality and the terrifying products of your imagination.
By
Michael McGirr
July 5, 2017
Dogs With OCD Are Helping Scientists Understand the Human Version
In dogs, the disorder can manifest itself as compulsive tail-chasing, licking, or chewing.
By
Shayla Love
June 23, 2017
How High-School Popularity Follows You Into Adulthood
Your social status as a teen can shape the way you see the world long after graduation.
By
Mitch Prinstein
June 13, 2017
People With Multiple Personalities Are Changing Psychologists’ Idea of the Self
Dissociative identity disorder, in which people can have multiple personalities, raises the question: What makes a person who they are?
By
Emma Young
book excerpt
June 12, 2017
Why I Risked My Life to Drive in Saudi Arabia
Saudi activist Manal al-Sharif shares the story behind the Women to Drive movement.
By
Manal al-Sharif
performance art
June 6, 2017
Be Better at Life by Thinking of Yourself Less
The motivational power of self-transcendence.
By
Brad Stulberg
and
Steve Magness
May 30, 2017
When Extreme Déjà Vu Destroys Your Sense of Reality
“I routinely struggle to discern the difference between lived events and dreams, between memories, hallucinations and the products of my imagination.”
By
Pat Long
big data
May 8, 2017
How to Predict If a Borrower Will Pay You Back
People who use “God” and “promise” are more likely to default.
By
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
May 4, 2017
The Perks of Talking to Yourself
It can be a sign of high cognitive functioning.
By
Paloma Mari-Beffa
May 4, 2017
What Malpractice Lawsuits Can Teach Us About Coping With Uncertainty
“Sometimes there is simply nothing and no one to blame.”
By
Elizabeth L. Silver
book excerpt
May 2, 2017
Leaving Home, When Your Home Is a Convent
And your dad is a pantsless, gun-toting Catholic priest.
By
Patricia Lockwood
May 2, 2017
To Make Better Decisions, Ask Yourself ‘What,’ Not ‘Why’
’What’
questions help us understand ourselves.
By
Tasha Eurich
Apr. 27, 2017
Picky Eater? You Might Be a Supertaster
On the other end of the spectrum, the same thing goes for people who are super-adventurous with food.
By
Bob Holmes
cut cover story
Mar. 28, 2017
What We Lose When Sex Is All About Danger
Paranoia rules on today’s college campus.
By
Laura Kipnis
Mar. 14, 2017
Kids Are Better Friends When They Spend Time Away From Screens
Taking an extended phone break is enough to make them more empathetic.
By
Adam Alter
Mar. 8, 2017
Sleeping Through the Night Is a Relatively New Invention
Shorter chunks of shut-eye used to be more normal than one long, uninterrupted snooze.
By
Benjamin Reiss
Feb. 28, 2017
My Mother’s Murder
She disappeared when I was four. It was years before I understood why.
Feb. 21, 2017
The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized a Terrifying Brain Surgery
A brief, unsettling history of the lobotomy.
By
Jennifer Wright
cut cover story
Feb. 20, 2017
Self-Empowerment
Is Just Another Word for
Narcissism
How contemporary feminism has lost its way.
By
Jessa Crispin
first person
Feb. 14, 2017
When Good Christian Girls Need Planned Parenthood
They were there for me when no one else was.
By
Sara Novic
book excerpt
Jan. 27, 2017
How to Murder Your Life
I was a slutty and self-loathing downtown party girl fellatrix rushing to ruin.
By
Cat Marnell
Jan. 10, 2017
Your Emotions Are More Malleable Than You Think
Here’s how to turn your stress into excitement.
By
Ian Robertson
book excerpt
Jan. 6, 2017
My First Day Microdosing With LSD
The drug was a new treatment for my mood disorder — and the first problem was how to buy it.
By
Ayelet Waldman
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