Founding APS Directors Alan G. Kraut and Sarah Brookhart outline the effort to establish the NSF directorate and the power of ...

Researchers are exploring ways to gauge who is most at risk and help develop targeted treatments for their most vulnerable ...

Podcast: Why do some people struggle to control their actions when emotions run high? What happens in the brain when ...

Inflation was high, economic growth was stagnant, and food prices were soaring: It was the 1970s, and everyone needed to eat to stay alive, but no one had any money. So a few enterprising grocery ...

For thousands of years, people have waited on karma to catch up with their good behavior—or promised it would roll around for anyone who crossed them. The lure of karmic thinking is that if you ...

Do you have siblings? If so, what are your relationships with them like? How much do you think they have influenced you — your personality, interests, beliefs and behavior?...Anyone raising more than ...

When you’re young, it’s hard to imagine your mother as a fully-realized person. She’s just Mom.As you get older, though, you might start to see your parents as humans, with joys, regrets and ...

Every day, we make countless choices—but are these decisions guided by desire or design? This hour, TED speakers on what shapes the food we eat, how we power our homes, and how we communicate.Guests ...

Your co-worker surprised you with a chocolate chip cookie, but a teammate took a dig at your report. As the day goes on, you’re more likely to dwell on the criticism than the act of kindness. Negative ...