Whatever the reason for any one individual's tendency to gain weight, the only way to lose the weight is to eat less and exercise more. Robin Marantz Henig eatexercisegain Change image and share on social
If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general. Robin Marantz Henig generallifepsychologist Change image and share on social
Through social media, young people are constantly being pinged about a whole slew of potentially better matches or social activities. Robin Marantz Henig activityconstantlymatch Change image and share on social
The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering, self-deception, confabulation, prevarication, exaggeration, denial. Robin Marantz Henig collusionconfabulationcount share on social
The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible. Decisions and actions during this time have lasting ramifications. Robin Marantz Henig 20sactioncell Change image and share on social
The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life. Robin Marantz Henig fearfriendshiphappy Change image and share on social
The tenuousness of modern life can make anyone feel overwrought. Robin Marantz Henig feellifemake Change image and share on social
Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with their middle-aged children is smoother than the children do. Adult grandchildren, who have little stake in pulling away from their grandparents, tend to describe that relationship as less rose-colored than do Gram and Gramps. Robin Marantz Henig adultagechild share on social
Beliefs about how lying looks are plentiful and often contradictory: depending on whom you choose to believe, liars can be detected because they fidget a lot, hold very still, cross their legs, cross their arms, look up, look down, make eye contact or fail to make eye contact. Robin Marantz Henig armbeliefchoose share on social
Hardships of early human life favored the evolution of certain cognitive tools, among them the ability to infer the presence of organisms that might do harm, to come up with causal narratives for natural events and to recognize that other people have minds of their own with their own beliefs, desires and intentions. Robin Marantz Henig abilitybeliefcausal share on social