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psychology

Brave or reckless? Thrill-seekers' brains can tell you

Life

Brave or reckless? Thrill-seekers' brains can tell you

A study of skydivers suggests that brain scans can identify those who feel fear but overcome it, and those whose brains don't assess danger properly

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Technology

Computer mind meld gives voice to man after a stroke

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Automatic authors: Making machines that tell tales

Life

Automatic authors: Making machines that tell tales

Features

Upside-down world: the goggles that remake reality

Life

Upside-down world: the goggles that remake reality

Features

Let science decide the voting age

Life

Let science decide the voting age

Comment

Simply irresistible: Be smart, powerful and hireable

Life

Simply irresistible: Be smart, powerful and hireable

Careers

Cerebellum's growth spurt turned monkeys into humans

Life

Cerebellum's growth spurt turned monkeys into humans

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Baby used in notorious fear experiment is lost no more

Life

Baby used in notorious fear experiment is lost no more

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Mind expanding: Become a logical and rational being

Life

Mind expanding: Become a logical and rational being

Features

Does a surplus of men really mean more violence?

Life

Does a surplus of men really mean more violence?

Conventional wisdom holds that things get violent when men outnumber women. But the picture is more complicated than that, say three anthropologists

Opinion

Life

Mind expanding: Can you increase your IQ?

Features

Life

Mind expanding: Think like a child to learn faster

Features

Life

Mind expanding: Harness the power of knowledge

Features

Humans

Mind expanding: How to hack your attention span

Features

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