Researcher Dan Gilbert says that human beings are the only animals that think about the future. But we don’t always do the best job at predicting what will make us happy — or even who we will be.
We’re often more honest when making searches on Google than when answering
surveys or talking to friends. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz explains what these
searches tell us about our thoughts and desires.
Decades ago, researchers introduced a new theory of policing. It’s called “broken windows” and is seen by many as a cure-all for crime. But the idea is often used in ways its creators never intended.
In the last five years, 12 percent of terrorist attacks in the U.S. were carried out by Muslims and more than 50 percent by far right extremists. So why the media focus on “Islamic terrorism”?