Behavior: An Absence of Free Will, a Tendency to Cheat
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If there is no such thing as free will, do you really have to put that money into the office coffee kitty when no one is looking?
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Feelings of phoniness appear to alter peopleâs goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.
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During my visit to the Exploratorium, I learned something I've always suspected: The mind is a cruel, lying, unreliable bastard. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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The importance of willpower in promoting weight loss is becoming an obsolete notion. Is it worth saving?
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A paper in The Journal of Consumer Research looks at the effects of self-restraint on subsequent impulse purchases.
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When you look at gender in virtual worlds, how do you leave your biases behind? For some researchers, you don't. In Sex Drive Daily.
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Why do we gossip? Evolution may hold some surprising answers.
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A new study, to be published in the journal &#39;Twin Research&#39; has indicated that showing an inclination towards being unfaithful, not having faith in god and getting divorced might something that is far beyond your control as it could be a part of your
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The Lab judging panel will be busy this weekend picking a winner in the speak-to-the-Prime-Designer contest. (You can still enter today.) As they toil tirelessly, let us ponder this designerâs ethics, and whether it&#8217;s better to live in simulated joy or be really miserable. The posthuman Prime Designer may not care much what our puny [...].
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A philosopher makes a case for setting limits on self-improvement, genetic and otherwise.
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By Munz, Tania  LORRAINE DASTON and GREGG MITMAN (eds.), Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Pp. vii+230. ISBN 0-2311.3038-4. Pounds 32.00, $49.50 (hardback).
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Gabe: You might have seen this story on CNN about the teens that murdered a homeless guy and then equated it to the sort of thrill one might get from a violent video game. There will be plenty of articles focusing on these kids and their crime. I"d like to take a second and talk about the parents of these teenagers instead. It is the job of a parent to teach their children certain rules. Obviously the rules themselves and the emphasis each family places on them will vary, but there are certain universal constants that these parents obviously failed to pass on.
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NEW YORK  - Young adults who binge drink frequently are more likely to show disadvantageous decision-making patterns than their peers who don't drink as heavily, a new study shows.
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A recent behavioral study demonstrated that animals understand and react to the concept of fairness. In the study, monkeys were given unequal rewards for completing equal tasks.
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Human Behavior | Research suggests last-minute shoppers think differently from those who plan.
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Neural impulses, synaptic transmission, and drug action : A 3 part series    Part I : \
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Scientists have uncovered clues about how the brain imitates the actions of others.