The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. Jeffrey Kluger acquirebeginbehavior share on social
Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can atrophy or grow stronger depending on how it's used. Jeffrey Kluger atrophybehavioraldepend Change image and share on social
Older siblings get more total-immersion mentoring with their parents before younger siblings come along. As a result, they get an IQ and linguistic advantage because they are the exclusive focus of their parents' attention. Jeffrey Kluger advantageattentionexclusive share on social
Older fatherhood isn't all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a professionally established middle-aged man is likely to have more time and money to devote to his kids than a twenty-something who's just getting started. Jeffrey Kluger agebaddevote share on social
There's no such thing as downtime for your brain. Jeffrey Kluger braindowntimething Change image and share on social
There are popular celebrities, there are unpopular celebrities and then there are the walking dead. You know the walking dead when you see them: they look like Mel Gibson, still striving for drunken charm in an L.A. County mug shot, after getting picked up on a DWI charge that included anti-semitic slurs directed at the police. Jeffrey Kluger anticelebritycharge share on social
My own life has in some ways been a decades-long tour of the sibling experience. I have full sibs, I have half-sibs, and for a time I had step-sibs. Jeffrey Kluger decadeexperiencefull Change image and share on social
A cockroach likely has no less brainpower than a butterfly, but we're quicker to deny it consciousness because it's a species we dislike. Jeffrey Kluger brainpowerbutterflycockroach Change image and share on social
More and more NFL players have been willing their bodies to science so that their brains can be studied even if they die of other causes. Jeffrey Kluger bodybraindie Change image and share on social
Toxins love to get you while you're young. Lead, mercury, secondhand smoke and sundry other environmental nasties do a lot more damage when tissue is immature, vulnerable and growing than when it's mature and comparatively fixed. Jeffrey Kluger comparativelydamageenvironmental share on social