People really love to shop, especially around the holidays. But we are also inherently lazy (or, we have a strong desire to conserve energy, in evolutionary terms). Shopping while sitting in front of ...

The ancient philosopher Epicurus was committed to empiricism, the view that our knowledge comes from our senses and can be tested against other empirical experiences. This is the view that underlies ...

Delayed gratification — the ability to sacrifice an immediate reward for a more valuable one in the future — can tell us a lot about intelligence. While once believed to be a uniquely human trait, ...