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Under a Friendly Spell

How friends influence us, for better and for worse, throughout life.

Relationships
How to Find (and Keep) Your Ideal Creative Partner

Carlin Flora on October 21, 2014

Looking for the key to unlock your brilliant ideas? In his new book, Joshua Wolf Shenk showcases the magic that can happen when creative soul mates find each other.

Looking for the key to unlock your brilliant ideas? In his new book, Joshua Wolf Shenk showcases the magic that can happen when creative soul mates find each other.

Philosophy
5 Ways to Raise Better Readers

Carlin Flora on July 29, 2014

"Let them have apps!" and other interesting pieces of advice on raising readers in a digital age, courtesy of Jason Boog.

"Let them have apps!" and other interesting pieces of advice on raising readers in a digital age, courtesy of Jason Boog.

Self-Help
A Celebrity for a Mentor?

Carlin Flora on July 1, 2014

Rachel Bertsche's new book, "Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me," turns celebrity worship into viable self-help.

Rachel Bertsche's new book, "Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me," turns celebrity worship into viable self-help.

Friends
Top 10 Friendfluence Rules

Carlin Flora on December 22, 2013

Friendfluence is the powerful and often unappreciated effect that friends have on our development, personalities, habits, values, and well-being. Here are 10 rules.

Friendfluence is the powerful and often unappreciated effect that friends have on our development, personalities, habits, values, and well-being. Here are 10 rules.

Friends
10 Friendship Conundrums

Carlin Flora on August 14, 2013

We're too tired to see friends, yet energized after meeting with them. That's just one of the many paradoxes of friendship.

We're too tired to see friends, yet energized after meeting with them. That's just one of the many paradoxes of friendship.

Friends
Smalls Schools, Diverse Friendships

Carlin Flora on April 18, 2013

You might think students on big, diverse campuses would be more likely to befriend people who are different from them. A few studies suggest the opposite is true.

You might think students on big, diverse campuses would be more likely to befriend people who are different from them. A few studies suggest the opposite is true.

Friends
God's Consolation Prize

Carlin Flora on September 27, 2012

As a new article on an intimidatingly hip group of fashionable pals highlights, definitions of "friends" and "family" are blurring.

As a new article on an intimidatingly hip group of fashionable pals highlights, definitions of "friends" and "family" are blurring.

Sex
A World Without Women?

Carlin Flora on July 26, 2011

"A world without women" sounds like science fiction. But the gender imbalance is real: 160 million women are "missing" around the globe.

"A world without women" sounds like science fiction. But the gender imbalance is real: 160 million women are "missing" around the globe.

Intuition
Why We're Terrible Predictors

Carlin Flora on April 26, 2011

In his fascinating new book, Duncan Watts, a principal research scientist at Yahoo! Research and former professor of sociology at Columbia University, takes a critical look at common sense and shows how dangerously bad we are at predicting certain outcomes.

In his fascinating new book, Duncan Watts, a principal research scientist at Yahoo! Research and former professor of sociology at Columbia University, takes a critical look at common sense and shows how dangerously bad we are at predicting certain outcomes.