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Can You Make Yourself Smarter?
By DAN HURLEY
A new memory game has revived the tantalizing notion that people can work their way to a higher I.Q.
How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
A mouse that runs all the time is smarter than one that doesn’t. Probably true for people, too.
The Maniac in Me
By DANIEL SMITH
If I couldn’t conquer my anxiety, the least I could do was understand it.
Post-Prozac Nation
By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE
Just because the wonder drugs of the ’90s have disappointed doesn’t mean the science should be completely discarded. But it does mean we need a more sophisticated theory of depression.
How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death
By LAUREN SLATER
For a small group of researchers and their patients facing death, psychedelic drugs aren’t a hippie palliative. They’re a new way to approach the most dire time of life.
IT’S THE ECONOMY
Searching for the Next Snuggie
By ADAM DAVIDSON
Is this really the golden age for inventors?
MAKERS
Who Made That Pie Chart?
By HILARY GREENBAUM and DANA RUBINSTEIN
The origin (and enemies) of the ubiquitous graph.
Is It Ethical to Eat Meat? You Be the Judge
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Put Your Ethics Where Your Mouth Is
Which reader-submitted argument for eating meat is the most convincing? Vote now.
WELL
Are Most People in Denial About Their Weight?
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Our brains’ problem with obesity.
DOMAINS
Jeffrey Deitch’s Party House
By EDWARD LEWINE
The museum director on chats with Andy Warhol and the worst art to live with.
THE ONE-PAGE MAGAZINE
Romney’s Choice
The Lions Club will come to order in Beijing; bobbleheads at Gettysburg.
LIVES
The Ripped, Bikini-Clad Reverend
By THE REV. DR. AMY RICHTER
A female priest redefines “Sunday best.”
RIFF
How the Comedy Nerds Took Over
By ANDREW CLARK
“Nerd comics” drive traditional stand-ups insane. Which is a shame, because they’re leading a renaissance in comedy.
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Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?
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Yes, no, maybe — the answer seems to change with every new study. Finding the definitive solution turns out to be a science in itself.
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