Ellis Island Echoes: The Emotional Legacy of Ancestral Diversity
Why are some cultures more emotionally expressive than others? One explanation could be that overt emotion helped people overcome diverse linguistic and cultural barriers.
Commentary
How to Cultivate Taste in the Age of Algorithms
When we turn to algorithms for recommendations instead of asking friends or going down hard-won cultural rabbit holes, what do we give up?
Is It All a Fluke? Lessons From Playing God in the Long-Term Evolution Experiment
It’s easy to believe that small, chance moments don’t make a material difference on our lives and societies. But a long-running evolution experiment suggests that life’s course may come down to the random details.
A New Philosophy of Productivity
The problem is not with productivity in a general sense, but instead with a specific faulty definition that has taken hold in recent decades. Here’s what should replace it.
Waste Waste… Don’t Tell Me: Investigating the Bias Toward Recycling Over Reduction and Reuse
For many people, recycling seems like the place where they can have the greatest impact on the waste stream. This misperception lets wasteful companies off the hook.
The Everyday Supercommunicators Who Get Groups in Sync
Conversations that flow often have a person at the center who speaks less, asks more questions, and isn’t afraid to admit their own confusion.