Tabula Rasa: Do genes influence personality?

wikipedia.org If I were to ask you the simple question, "Do you think that genes influence your personality?" The first thing you ...

Genes and the Power of the Situation

Today on PYM, I thought it would be a good idea to reach back into our archives to find a post on the Nature v. Nurture debate. In this post...

The girl who feels no pain: 3 fascinating neurological disorders

This post is the first in a short series on “What I learned in my undergrad neuroscience classes.” Today, I describe a few fascinating neuro...

The after-hours mutants

Source Every night owl you meet will tell you the same thing: there is something magical about those late night hours when the rest of the w...

The Unfaithful: Who is most likely to cheat?

Another celebrity love child scandal As a culture, we are fascinated with infidelity - philandering politicians and celebrities always make ...

What Kurt Lewin Can Teach Us About Our Genes

Do you know this man? (source) Most people don't know Kurt Lewin, and I think that is a travesty of epic proportions. In the ivory tower...