Numerous studies since then have backed up Harris’s core idea that parents don’t matter as much as many people think. Genes, for example, seem to play a bigger role than the environment that children ...

Anxiety symptoms among U.S. adults, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, appear to have remained stable, according to a massive ...

Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp....The opposite appears true. “Among the digital pioneer generation, ...

Podcast: In this episode, cognitive scientists Rebecca Saxe of MIT and Heather Kosakowski join host Scott Sleek to discuss ...

How to give better adviceResearch suggests that when we give advice, it’s often biased toward our own experiences. We share insights that we would find useful, but they might not be as relevant to the ...