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On “Broken-Heart Syndrome” and the Possibility of Resilience

On “Broken-Heart Syndrome” and the Possibility of Resilience

After a Divorce, Florence Williams Considers the Connection Between Heart Health and Love

By Florence Williams | February 10, 2022

Here are the first selected titles for the National Book Foundation's Science + Literature Program.

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How to Finally Stop Obsessing About That Thing That Keeps You up at Night

How to Finally Stop Obsessing About That Thing That Keeps You up at Night

Cognitive Neuroscientist Moshe Bar on Labeling and “Writing Therapy”

By Moshe Bar | February 9, 2022

Inside the Strange World of the Meteorite Trade

Inside the Strange World of the Meteorite Trade

Greg Brennecka on Owning a Piece of Mars

By Greg Brennecka | February 7, 2022

On the Persistence of Magical Thinking in the Face of Grief

On the Persistence of Magical Thinking in the Face of Grief

Mary-Frances O’Connor Considers the Mutually Exclusive Truths Our Grieving Brains Can Hold

By Mary-Frances O'Connor | February 7, 2022

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On Taking Writing Lessons from Quantum Physics

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On Living in Manipulative Systems (and Why We Shouldn't Blame Others For Falling Into The Trap)

On Living in Manipulative Systems (and Why We Shouldn't Blame Others For Falling Into The Trap)

Jacob Ward Considers Our Free Will (Or Lack Thereof)

By Jacob Ward | January 27, 2022

Michael Brooks on How Mathematics Shapes Our World

Michael Brooks on How Mathematics Shapes Our World

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 25, 2022

How Humans Learned to Count, Thus Opening the World

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So, Do Our Dogs Love Us?

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Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry Debate an Age-Old Question

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How Our Social Emotions Laid the Foundation for Functioning Societies

How Our Social Emotions Laid the Foundation for Functioning Societies

Leonard Mlodinow Considers the Purpose of Shame, Admiration, Jealousy and More

By Leonard Mlodinow | January 12, 2022

The Disorientation and Relief of Owning My Submissiveness

The Disorientation and Relief of Owning My Submissiveness

Rachel Krantz, author of Open, on the Power of “Daddy”

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The 6 Self-Help Books That Changed My Life

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