Thrifty Germans have been more benevolent to Greece than you think
The Latest Trend: Blaming Brain Science
Why do we see the biological basis of behavior as a threat to our core humanity, instead of a potential way to more deeply understand it?
With Facebook at a Crossroads, Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Future Still Bright?
He was TIME’s Person of the Year in 2010. Did we get it right?
Would You Leave Your Kids Alone at the Park?
Lenore Skenazy, an advocate of “free-range parenting” is proclaiming Saturday a self-declared international holiday: “Take Our Children to the Park…And Leave Them There Day.”
Why Tehran Might Be Ready to Talk
Two years of persistent U.S.-led diplomacy may finally be getting to the powers in Iran
JP Morgan’s $2 Billion Boo-Boo
JP Morgan’s derivatives debacle is reason enough to toughen the Volcker rule
Why Cell Phones Are Bad for Parenting
Our children will always know whether they have our full attention. It’s time for parents to break the phone habit before it’s too late
Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis?
A look behind the hysteria about debt-saddled college graduates
What the Rev. Jesse Jackson Has To Say About Gay Marriage
TIME talks to the Reverend Jesse Jackson about politics, religion and why blacks should support marriage equality
Who Is More Thoughtful—Obama or Romney?
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney present a sharp contrast in decision-making styles—one impulsive, the other overtly deliberative
Brilliant: The Science of Smartscience
Lessons from the Lab: How to Make Group Projects Successful
Megacollaboration is becoming the norm in science. Here’s what we can learn about what works when working together
Why Obama Hasn’t ‘Lost’ the South
A shift in thinking means entire regions are less prone to such tribalism
Are Hollywood Men Trying to Gross Us Out?
You know there’s a problem when your average Oscar nominee and Gimli from Middle-earth are basically interchangeable