Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey

Science Brain scans of authoritarians show reduced grey matter in regions for empathy and social reasoning Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Why the "It's not X, it's Y" AI tic backfires on its writers Ellsworth Toohey

Science A 1964 art school study predicted who would still be painting in 5 years Ellsworth Toohey

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books A.J. Jacobs beat a weeks-long writing block with a two-minute timer Ellsworth Toohey

Science Your brain sees faces in coffee foam — on purpose Popkin

Science Audio tapes challenge Milgram obedience findings Ellsworth Toohey

writing Why speaking your journal beats typing it Ellsworth Toohey

Science A 1992 paper proposed classifying happiness as a psychiatric disorder Ellsworth Toohey

Science A cheap blood pressure pill can take the sting out of painful memories Ellsworth Toohey

Science Research keeps proving we should talk to strangers more Ellsworth Toohey

Science The "brain isn't done until 25" factoid is based on a funding cutoff Ellsworth Toohey

language The 1817 table that reveals how words manipulate our thinking Ellsworth Toohey

Technology His neighbor was too noisy, so he used an RF remote to train him like a circus animal Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1962, a laughing fit spread through Tanzania for 18 months Ellsworth Toohey

Science Why mirrors seem to reverse left and right but not up and down Ellsworth Toohey

psychology The internet isn't just shortening your attention span — it's dissolving your identity Ellsworth Toohey

psychology Scared to check your bank balance? A neuroscientist has tips for you. Ellsworth Toohey

Science In 1997, a 14-year-old convinced 43 classmates to ban "dihydrogen monoxide" Ellsworth Toohey