For all the hype and controversy surrounding the low-carb diet, we often forget that carbohydrates are a relatively recent invention with results that have been increasingly negative.

One of the primary processes behind aging is oxidation, which occurs when “free radical,” bachelor, molecules break away from their natural pairings and begin to “hit on” healthy cells. There […]

From anti-inflammatories to anti-oxidants, there are a number of foods that help keep your mind protected and sharp for a lifetime.

A conversation with the nutritionist and author

Helen Fisher on what it’s like to spend your career studying love.

Online dating is much more natural than walking up to a stranger in a bar, says Helen Fisher.

Helen Fisher believes there’s an evolutionary reason for the fact that men prefer to have intimate discussions without making eye contact with their partner.

Helen Fisher found six personality chemicals that play off each other in relationships. There’s a reason why Bill cries during Hillary’s speech.

People who create an early vision of a partner in their mind often hold onto it for a long time.

In a study that asked 515 people why they went into a hookup, 50 percent of women and 52 percent of men reported that they hoped to trigger a longer relationship.

A conversation with the biological anthropologist and Rutgers University professor.

In the 21st century, contributing to non-profits is quickly becoming our most widespread act of citizenship. The president of Lincoln Center explains his recession-proof approach to getting these donations to […]

One of the world’s largest art institutions is in the midst of a dramatic transformation that will actually encourage people to loiter around the complex, watch artists prepare for shows, […]

The president of Lincoln Center has a short but effective list of promises he makes to his potential donors and that almost anybody considering contributing to a non-profit is also […]

As the president of Lincoln Center explains, identifying potential contributors for a non-profit involves a keen understanding of the cross section between their interests and the services the institution provides.

A conversation with the president of Lincoln Center.

When it comes to investment advice, should you ignore everyone and think for yourself?

The systemic problems on Wall Street skewed the collective judgments of the market in the last decade.

James Surowiecki gives tips on how to use the Internet to stay competitive without a job.

What makes some crowds smarter than others? Hint: you don’t always want people who fit the mold.

A conversation with the author of “The Wisdom of Crowds” and the business columnist for The New Yorker.

As The New Yorker reaches its 85th anniversary, its art editor praises the advantages of still drawings over animation.

The New Yorker art editor recalls some of the magazine’s more infamous covers and argues that cartoons should be discussed, not suppressed.

New to graphic novels? RAW co-founder Francoise Mouly has some suggestions for you.

RAW co-founder Francoise Mouly has seen comic books evolve from kids’ pastime to titillating adult medium to high-gloss art form. Should they now return to their roots?

Could a medium once scorned as trash be a better teaching tool than the traditional picture book?

A conversation with the art editor of The New Yorker.

Novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is married to cognitive scientist Steven Pinker. What have they learned about love, from study and experience?

The philosopher explains the “moral argument” for the existence of God and why it still holds some appeal for contemporary philosophers.

What the man Bertrand Russell called “the most lovable of philosophers” still has to teach us.