- by Olga KhazanThis article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.In Europe in the 1700s, coffeehouses were sources of coffee, but also conversation. As the MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle points out in her 2016 book, Reclaiming Conversation, many people went to coffeehouses specifically […]
- by Vivian SalamaSign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.What kind of negotiator gives the other side everything that it wants with the hope of eventually getting something in return?It’s a question that even some of President Trump’s own allies are asking after […]
- by Daniel EngberThe air is bad this summer. Really, it’s historically disgusting. Smoke from wildfires has gusted over people’s homes, spreading haze and yellowing the sky. Last week, four midwestern cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Toledo—reached the highest levels of particulate pollution they’ve recorded in two decades. For more than 100 million […]
- by John Garrison MarksIn 2010, the National Park Service installed an outdoor exhibit at the President’s House Site near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which told the stories not just of George Washington but also of those he’d enslaved. One was Ona Judge, who escaped and evaded Washington’s yearslong effort to recapture her. […]
- by Ronald E. Riggio Ph.D.Research clearly suggests that there are proven ways of developing one's leadership potential and capacity, but it takes hard work and dedication.
- by Samuel H. Markind, MDMusic education helps us develop executive function skills to plan, behave, and make smart decisions through honing self-control, leading to greater success in life.
- by Ira Israel LMFTFormer kings and queens behave differently from you and me.
- by Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D.How can we explain the psychology of the UFO phenomenon?
- by Alan TaylorOlivier Morin / AFP / GettyA male orca chases a bait ball of herring near Spildra Island, in northern Norway, on November 3, 2025. Dozens of killer whales and their clans follow schools of herring gathering in the fjords of northern Norway from October to January, on the hunt.Trevor […]
- by Deborah Heiser Ph.D.You may already belong to several communities and not realize it until one disappears. Discover why everyday connections are a powerful, overlooked health intervention.
- by Gary Wenk Ph.D.A study investigated whether the genes for schizophrenia and autism appeared more frequently as mammals evolved bigger brains.
- by Corinne Masur Psy.D.U.S. test scores are in a generation-long decline. Parents need to be aware of this and advocate for better learning opportunities for their children.
- by The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational ResearchA large global study identified the reasons people believe misinformation — and which tools work best to counter it.
- by Andy LopataMany leaders confuse being liked with leading well. But the desire for approval can make difficult conversations harder and weaken credibility.
- by Hanna RosinSubscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsTonight, President Trump is expected to give a speech about what he claims is recently declassified intelligence about election interference. He is also expected to talk about potential vulnerabilities with voting machines, which has become a favorite […]
- by Kelsey AblesPhotographs by Caroline GutmanThe Trump administration wants to control the Smithsonian, but it won’t be so easy. When experts talk about the institution’s relationship to the federal government, the world’s largest museum complex can start to sound like a bureaucratic outcast. The Office of Legal Counsel has called the […]
- by Tom NicholsSign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.For nearly five months, Donald Trump and his Cabinet have been misleading the American people about the war in Iran. When the president makes statements about the war, they are full of wishful thinking, […]
- by David FrumSubscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeOn this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts questioning whether the Trump administration has any plan at all to meet the challenge of debt and deficits.Then, David is joined by Vincent Smith, director […]
- AI is enabling a deluge of cyberattacks the likes of which we’ve never seen before.Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.Late last month, I began to consider withdrawing some money from my savings account to buy gold. It’s the first time I’ve ever thought about panic-buying. For […]
- by Matteo WongYesterday, OpenAI made an alarming disclosure: An assortment of its most advanced AI models, including one that has not yet been released, had autonomously broken out of the company’s internal systems and hacked into the databases of another tech firm, Hugging Face, to steal some information. OpenAI’s report seemed […]
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