Exclusive: For the First Time, New Tech Enables Paralyzed Man To Move and Feel Again

A cluster of researchers surround 45-year-old Keith Thomas, their eyes fixed on his right hand. “Open, open, open,” they urge, cheering when his fingers flutter out to mirror an image on a computer screen and again when they begin to curl back inward. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Thomas, who was paralyzed from the chest down after a … Read more

Need a Break Now? Try Treating Your Weekend Like a Vacation

Going on vacation every week might sound like the (very unattainable) dream. But a simple mindset shift makes it possible—no travel involved. All you need to do is get in the habit of treating your weekend like a vacation, suggests Cassie Mogilner Holmes, a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and author of Happier … Read more

What It Really Means to Have Intrusive Thoughts

On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Inevitably, some will be unwanted, alarming, or just plain strange. You know the kind: You’re driving down the freeway and suddenly visualize yanking the steering wheel to the left and careening into a ravine. Or you’re admiring the crashing waves beneath you—and, out of the blue, … Read more

7 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk—And Why You Should

When Gillian Sandstrom was a graduate student in Toronto more than a decade ago, she encountered a stranger on the subway who was carrying a scrumptious-looking cupcake. Sandstrom had long considered herself an introvert and found small talk uncomfortable and even embarrassing. But drool-worthy desserts can’t go unadmired, so she approached the woman. “By the … Read more