Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your vibe.” It might be obvious that internet ...

In the midst of vast uncertainty and an overwhelming news cycle, I often hear a version of this: "I know we can't change the big picture, but at least I can help the people around me." Or, "I can't ...

Metacognition allows us to step back and judge our own judgments—a uniquely human ability we can all strengthen to reduce ...

Socrates wasn’t the greatest fan of the written word. Famous for leaving no texts to posterity, the great philosopher is said to have believed that a reliance on writing destroys the memory and ...

David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative processes, like making music, which can be heard, ...

What's a normal number of things to be thinking over the ball? It's a good question. You're standing over the ball, and your head is full of stuff. Where you want to hit the ball. Where you don't want ...

For Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and her cadre of A-list stars, the nuclear bomb-centered film is about so much ...