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Putting Thoughts into Action: Implants Tap the Thinking Brain Researchers are decoding the brain to give a voice and a hand to the paralyzed—and to learn how it controls our movements By Alan S. Brown
Five Ways Brain Scans Mislead Us Colorful scans have lulled us into an oversimplified conception of the brain as a modular machine By Michael Shermer
Never Say Die: Why We Can't Imagine Death Why so many of us think our minds continue on after we die By Jesse Bering
The Psychology of "The War on Terror" and Other Terms for Counterterrorism How we characterize an issue affects how we think about it. Replacing the "war on terror" metaphor with other ways of framing counterterrorism might help us curtail the violence more effectively By Arie W. Kruglanski, Martha Crenshaw, Jerrold M. Post and Jeff Victoroff
Your iBrain: How Technology Changes the Way We Think How the technologies that have become part of our daily lives are changing the way we think By Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan
The Science of Gossip: Why We Can't Stop Ourselves It helped us thrive in ancient times, and in our modern world it makes us feel connected to others—as long as it is done properly By Frank T. McAndrew
Tempering Toddler Tantrums Now May Prevent Aggression Later Emotional outbursts afflict virtually all toddlers. Some children, however, are prone to more violent fits that could—if left unchecked—pave a path toward persistent aggression By Stefanie Reinberger
Why Children Like to Share People are programmed to avoid inequality By Herbert Gintis
Fear, Death and Politics: What Your Mortality Has to Do with the Upcoming Election A psychology professor explains how thoughts of death influence how we vote or make other decisions
