The Myth That Mental Illness Causes Mass Shootings
“A sick, demented man.” That was Donald Trump’s assessment of Stephen Paddock, who shot nearly 600 people, leaving 58 dead, during a concert in Las Vegas earlier this month.
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Why Open Offices Are the Answer…But Only for Now
In 1958 a German consulting group came up with an idea to break down barriers to innovation and productivity: the “landscaped office.”
We’re All Behavioral Economists Now
In the mid-60s, Chicago economist Milton Friedman coined the phrase “We’re all Keynesians now.” Half a century later, we might say instead: “We’re all behavioral economists now.”
How Meditation Changes the Mind and Body From Novice to Yogi
“In the beginning nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.”
Poverty and the Developing Brain
People love “Rags to Riches” stories—those sanguine tales in which someone who grew up in poverty manages to become extremely wealthy and professionally successful.
How Can Evolutionary Psychology Help Explain Intimate Partner Violence?
At some point in their lifetime, 10 to 35 percent of people experience intimate partner violence. Why is violence such a pervasive feature of human relationships?