I flew to Amsterdam to report on a high-stakes experiment the city had recently conducted: a pilot program for what it called ...

When trying to teach a complex subject, sometimes the best strategy is to wrap it in something familiar. Like a burrito.

When faced with a tricky maze task involving hidden information, humans instinctively toggle between two clever mental strategies: simplifying in steps or mentally rewinding. MIT researchers showed ...

What does it take to care for someone, say a friend, a parent, a partner, or even a stranger? Somehow, merely appealing to general moral principles—for example, to maximize the overall net amount of ...