The science of style

Audio: Protection from Emotional Buttons We all have emotional buttons that set us off for some reason or another. But we don’t have to be at their mercy if we understand where they come from and what they’re trying to tell us. Let’s ...

Audio: The Narcissistic Continuum When we’re looking back on a relationship that’s failed — or one that’s about to — it’s easy to label the other person in that relationship as somehow disordered on a psychiatric level. Th...

Explore What Happens to Your Body When You Push it Past Limits “We’re so comfortable, we’re miserable.” - Dean Karnazes Given the choice between a stable, comfortable life working for a company with benefits and a steady, hefty paycheck or regularly runni...

Audio: The Evolution of Desire “I talk to people about mating all the time and I learn something practically every day!” -David Buss Nearly everyone alive has faced problems of mate selection, mate attraction, mate retention, a...

Live your legend - Create real friendships with people you admire You've probably heard the idea that you become the sum of your five closest friends. So what do you do if you want to change those five closest friends and you want to create new friends to become th...

Attraction is more than just sex When you think of attraction do you immediately think of sexual attraction or physical attraction? You're not alone if you do! But that's just one component, there are three more pieces of the attract...

Audio: Take Pride While considered one of the biblical seven deadly sins, pride — of the right dosage — can be a boon. After all, confidence — unquestionably a quality for which we all strive — relies on pride....

Audio: Skill Vs. Talent If something can be learned, it is a skill. If it’s innate, it’s a talent. The reality: most so-called talents are skills in disguise, so stop making excuses that you’re not talented enough to d...

Quiet Revolution Susan Cain of Quiet Revolution tells us why being introverted is not a disadvantage -- nor is it an excuse for shying away from social situations on one's own terms.

Utilize stress in intelligent ways Trying to avoid stress is, itself, stressful — because it’s impossible. But there’s actually such a thing as good stress, and we can use it to our advantage instead of letting it take the wind o...