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I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being... →
In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive... →
In the womb, humans are free of microbes. Colonization begins during the journey down the birth canal, which is riddled with bacteria, some of which... →
Lies can be verbal or nonverbal, kindhearted or self-serving, devious or bald-faced; they can be lies of omission or lies of commission; they can be... →
Parents bobble between a nostalgia-infused yearning for their children to play and fear that time spent playing is time lost to more practical... →
Scientists who study play, in animals and humans alike, are developing a consensus view that play is something more than a way for restless kids to... →
Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband, a few close relatives, and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like... →
Some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom. They are just born... →
The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible. Decisions and actions during... →
The chance you passed up or missed could have had any number of different outcomes, and it's easy to fantasize about how much better every one of... →
The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering... →
The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no... →
The music that was popular in your youth seems to be the music you recall most vividly - and most nostalgically - for the rest of your life. But so... →
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