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Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic; Elizabeth Frantz / … What Psychology Can Teach Us About George Santos
Telling lies about yourself can actually make you feel more confident.
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Toma Vagner How I Became a Poker Champion in One Year
One of the world’s best players taught me his unique psychological style of play—and it worked.
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Alvaro Dominguez The Future of Fraud-Busting
New technology that could stop scams before they happen
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Alvaro Dominguez Virtual Reality Gets Real
The promises—and pitfalls—of the emerging technology
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Álvaro Domínguez Hacking the Brain
How we might make ourselves smarter in the future
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Maria Konnikova The Twin Novelists
What in Lev and Austin Grossman's upbringing led them both to make a life in writing?
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Wikimedia 18 U.S. Presidents Were in College Fraternities
Do frats create future leaders, or simply attract them?
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Do Readers Judge Female Characters More Harshly Than Male Characters?
A recent interview with author Claire Messud raises questions about how gender affects reading.
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The 3-Pipe Solution: The Underrated Creativity of Sherlock Holmes
Holmes is often portrayed as a mechanical logician, but his approach to solving mysteries actually depends more on outside-the-box thinking.
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The 'Cloud Atlas' Question: When Is an 'Unfilmable' Book Actually Filmable?
There's no telling why a great book might become a lousy movie, or why a film version of an "unfilmable" novel might be a classic.
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A Call for Spelling Standardization (or Is That Standardisation?)
British English, American English, Noah Webster English, or 'New Yorker' English? Let's just pick one and stick with it.
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How to Make a Book Disappear
Jonah Lehrer's discredited "Imagine" has vanished from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and his publisher's website. Why that's bad news for readers.
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When Authors Disown Their Work, Should Readers Care?
How to respond when a writers try to retract beloved poems, novels, and plays
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'Beam Us Up, Mr. Scott!': Why Misquotations Catch On
How sayings from books, movies, and speeches get misremembered
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What Grown-Ups Can Learn From Kids' Books
An adult reflects on the valuable lessons of "The Little Prince," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Winnie-the-Pooh."
