It may be a commonly held belief that humans reach our physical and cognitive peak sometime in our twenties—thanks in part to factors such as brain volume and cardiovascular health—but there’s plenty ...

"When you see a dead spider, it might not actually be a dead spider. It could just be its old skin that it molted, and the ...

New research indicates that crucial mental and emotional abilities like judgment, reasoning, and emotional stability continue ...

Researchers have discovered some good news about the march of time, and there’s less to dread and more to celebrate.

AI-generated data is known as synthetic data. Such data can be used for amazing purposes. I explore a study at Stanford ...

The trap of big tasks is the impossible standards we attach to them. We tell ourselves that if we're going to invest all this ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...

The actor and film producer on female leadership, the aggression of the paparazzi, how AI will change film-making, and being ...

Changing how you use technology can help ease exhaustion. Technology management expert Paul Leonardi explains why and gives tips in his new book, “Digital Exhaustion.” ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

Organizers expect more than 500,000 people at this year’s fair, and they say they will need way more than one night to see everything. “We have a lot of new things. We have sea lions that you can see ...