Why Should We Look Forward To Getting Older?
Psychologist Laura Carstensen says that as people get older, they usually become less stressed and more content.
Brain Candy
Why Does Time Exist?
Cosmologist Sean Carroll tackles a deceptively simple question: Why does time exist at all? The potential answers point to a surprising view of the nature of the universe, and our place in it.
Science Of Sadness And Joy: 'Inside Out' Gets Childhood Emotions Right
Pixar's animated fantasy takes viewers inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley. Psychologists say the film offers an accurate picture of how emotions and memories help make us who we are.
What Babies Understand About Adult Sadness
Babies may show greater empathy toward adults who overtly show sadness, a study suggests, but the little ones also recognize sadness in people who keep a stiff upper lip.
Tea Tuesdays: The Chemis-Tea Of Pouring The Perfect English-Style Cuppa
The British are very specific about how they take their tea: black, with milk and sugar. But steeping the optimal cup requires a surprising amount of chemistry. Here's a guide to the science.
Do Creativity And Schizophrenia Share A Small Genetic Link? Maybe
The notion goes back to the ancients — that minds given to flights of fancy are on the healthy side of a spectrum that includes what we today call psychosis. An Icelandic gene study offers new clues.
What Happens When People Are Given A Voice?
Over 20 years ago, Dave Isay's radio documentary Ghetto Life 101 was broadcast. It presented voices many listeners hardly ever hear, setting a standard for storytellers everywhere.
What Does Space Sound Like?
Sound artist Honor Harger spent the last few years listening to the stars and recording some of the sounds of space.
Chew On This: The Science Of Great NYC Bagels (It's Not The Water)
Popular myth has long credited New York's soft water for the city's irresistibly crusty, chewy bagels. But the chemistry behind a superior bagel is more complicated.
How Do You Make An Elderly Worm Feel Young Again?
What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a genetic mutation that can more than double the lifespan of a tiny worm, which points to how we might one day significantly extend human life.