Stories by Gareth Cook

Scientist Daniel Chamovitz unveils the surprising world of plants that see, feel, smell—and remember

M.I.T. scientist Sebastian Seung describes the audacious plan to find the connectome--a map of every single neuron in the brain. Here, he says, is the secret of human identity

Chemist Joanna Aizenberg mines the deep sea and the forest wetlands for nature's design secrets and uses them to fashion new materials that may change the world

Author Susan Cain explains the fallacy of "groupwork," and points to research showing that it can reduce creativity and productivity

Prominent biologist Robert Trivers probes the deep origins of deceit and offers a solution to the Darwinian paradox of self-deception

Celebrated neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga explains the new science behind an ancient philosophical question

In a magisterial new book, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that humanity's "better angels" are triumphing

Timothy Wilson gives a grand tour of the science of psychological change

Psychologist James Pennebaker reveals the hidden meaning of pronouns

Authors David DeSteno and Piercarlo Valdesolo argue that much of our good and bad behavior is situational

What makes Watson work? Is it thinking? And what does that mean? Author Stephen Baker provides the answers

A cognitive neuroscientist explains his quest to understand how reading works in the mind—and how the brain is changed by education and culture