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How the Brain Works With Google, GPS, and Other Technologies

See how five technologies scramble your brain: GPS turns you into a terrible driver, Google mucks with your memory, texting oblitertes yur spellnig skills, and more.

8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Hate Junk Food

If unhealthy, processed food, is sabotaging your weight loss efforts, outsmart junk food cravings with these clever tricks.

3 Ways to Eat, Sleep, and Gargle Your Way to a Better Brain

Stay sharp with these simple, scientifically proven techniques.

Remember Everything! 8 Apps that Banish Forgetfulness

The one thing you never forget is your cell phone, right? Download these apps to help lighten your mental load for everything else you need to remember.

How the Science of Fear Makes Soldiers Stronger

The mental stress of war has claimed more casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan than bombs and bullets, leading the Department of Defense to take action.

Researchers: Facebook Can Boost Self-Esteem …and Waist Size

Need a quick ego boost? Spend five minutes on Facebook. But beware—it could also lower your self-control.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia Business School

This Is Your Brain on Shakespeare: New Study Says Classic Lit Gives the Mind a Boost

Next time you need a brain boost, put down the self help book and pick up some Shakespeare.

Researchers from the University of Liverpool found that reading classical…

Grammar Rules: How to Sound Smarter

Think you know how to talk real good? Test yourself: These grammar rules will surprise even the experts.

Read This, Feel Smarter

Prepare to be the most informed relative/coworker/friend in your circle this holiday season. New York Times Magazine writer Mark Leibovich has provided his witty take on The…

Magic Tricks Revealed, By Teller: 7 Ways to Fool the Brain

Teller, of Penn & Teller, pulls back the curtain on human perception and explains the seven principles to making magic tricks work.