Almost 7% of American university students have used prescription stimulants.  Not to party all night, but to study. The cast of characters here are familiar; Adderall, Ritalin and the newest sibling, Modafinil (aka Provigil). Smart drugs, developed for the treatment of the ill, are now finding homes in the medicine cabinets of the healthy. The [...]

The human brain is perhaps the most complicated piece of biology to ever come into existence. It gives us the ability to imagine the future and create great works of art. And both of these things go hand in hand with our amazing ability to lie our asses off. Lies? Nope. Just misconceptions If you [...]

Since the time of ancient Greece, political scientists and campaign managers alike have been studying society for clues on how political attitudes and behaviors are shaped. But could the nature of our politics be less about society and more about us? Could it all come down to biology? Inheritance We inherit many attributes from our [...]

Our brain has a very complex relationship with money. From a purely economic perspective it really should be simple – money is a tool that’s used to get something done, no different to a shovel or a hammer. But while the mathematics of economics may be coldly rational, our brain is not. The human brain [...]

Why do some people cheat while others don’t? It might be a black and white question about morals, but regular readers will know that when the human mind is involved, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. A great new study published this month shows that the behavior of those around us has a [...]