People who are involved in religion tend to have lower rates of drug use, higher levels of happiness, and longer lives. But does religion actually cause any of that? (Photo: Kevin Dooley/Flickr) In the early…

Richard Thaler, father of behavioral economics, has been an irritant to mainstream economists. His research, about humans’ tendency to make suboptimal decisions, tarnishes their elegant economic models. (Photo: Bengt Nyman/flickr) You wouldn’t think you could…

Games are fun, but winning is better. (photo: Arwa Gunja) Games are as old as civilization itself, and some people think they have huge social value regardless of whether you win or lose. Tom Whipple…

Denmark consistently ranks at or near the top of the U.N.’s annual happiness ranking. Is their secret generous social programs and high levels of social trust? (Photo: Mstyslav Chernov/Wikimedia Commons) The U.N.’s World Happiness Report…