The Most Famous Human Lie Detector
Haunted by the death of his mother, Paul Ekman was driven to become the world's premier expert on emotions. Here is his life story
Why showing pain helps
The attention and comfort generated minimizes how bad or stressful an injury feels – and that’s not just in humans Mirjam Guesgen If you watch kids at a local playground,…
Reflections on the brain
Researchers put their heads together at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience conference – to spectacular effect P Rajendran As far as going meta goes, the annual Society for Neuroscience conference,…
Getting zapped for science
A researcher finds out what makes an electric eel leap out of the water and deliver repeated shocks to his forearm