Is Sexy in the Eye of the Pill-Taker?
Exploring the emerging research that suggests the birth control pill could be influencing who women choose as their mates.
Commentary
To Achieve Your Goals, Lump and Slice
Humans are remarkably sensitive to how we bundle and divide tasks and choices. We can use that quirk to help realize our aspirations.
Gratitude Helps You Cooperate. Does It Also Make You a Sucker?
When I touted the benefits of gratitude, I had a worry lurking in the back of my mind that I couldn’t shake. Was I setting people up to be suckers?
How Much Does Our Language Determine Behavior?
In his latest book, David Shariatmadari explores how the language we speak impacts the way we see the world, and our behavior in it.
Call for Ideas: Imagining the Next Decade of Behavioral Science
To help launch the behavioral sciences into the 2020s, we’re putting together a collection titled “Imagining the Next Decade of Behavioral Science.” What’s your big idea for the field?
“Further Exploration Needed in Women”—the Hidden Sexism in Scientific Research
Science is set up in a way that systematically penalizes research on females and female-related health issues…but not necessarily for the reasons you think.