kids these days
Apr. 11, 2019
Sally Rooney’s Politics of Millennial Resignation Why do critics so love the Normal People author? Maybe because her characters accept the status quo.
author profile
Mar. 8, 2019
John Lanchester’s Fiction Tells the Truth The British essayist and novelist knows all about self-deception. His new novel, The Wall , is the climate warning we desperately need.
Welcome to Dystopian Realist Fiction Today’s feminist dystopian novels show us worlds far nearer and scarier than Orwell’s nightmares.
science of us
Feb. 2, 2018
Who Gets Left Out of the Advice to ‘Make Your Own Happiness’ A new book argues that the positive psychology movement ignores the life experiences that can make happiness elusive.
science of us
Jan. 23, 2018
The Approach to Meditation That Guarantees Failure A new book argues that having goals for your meditation means you’re doing it wrong.
science of us
Dec. 7, 2017
Anesthesia Complicates Our Idea of What It Means to Be Human A review of Kate Cole-Adams’s new book on consciousness, memory, and going under.
science of us
Nov. 16, 2017
‘Insomnia Identity’: When Not Sleeping Becomes a Part of Who You Are In a vicious cycle, calling yourself an insomniac can make sleep problems worse.
science of us
Oct. 12, 2017
Oliver Sacks’s Latest Book Asks: What Do We Mean When We Talk About ‘the Mind’? The late neurologist’s posthumous essay collection, A River of Consciousness , is more interested in posing questions than in finding the answers.
science of us
Sept. 5, 2017
Untangling the Complicated, Controversial Legacy of Sigmund Freud A new book adds to a long-standing debate over what, if anything, modern psychology owes him.
science of us
Aug. 28, 2017
You’ll Be Happier If You Let Yourself Feel Bad A new study argues that you should accept your negative emotions rather than trying to fight them off.
Aug. 8, 2017
Being Neurotic May Help You Live Longer Researchers aren’t sure why, but they have a few guesses.
July 20, 2017
You Can Tell If Someone’s Rich or Poor by Looking at Their Face A new study unpacks the clues we use to judge someone’s socioeconomic status.
You Can Tell If Someone’s Rich or Poor by Looking at Their Face A new study unpacks the clues we use to judge someone’s socioeconomic status.
science of us
May 11, 2017