Krystal D'Costa
Scientific American
United States
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Most Initial Conversations Go Better Than People Think
We're largely overestimating how much our feelings are on display to others → Read More
Most Initial Conversations Go Better Than People Think
We're largely overestimating how much our feelings are on display to others → Read More
Why Do People Want to Drink the Sarcophagus Water?
This is a snapshot of who we are right at this moment → Read More
Our 14,400-Year-Old Relationship with Bread
New evidence from Jordan is challenging what we thought we knew about hunter–gatherer diets → Read More
Hominins Likely Left Africa Earlier Than Believed
Our ancestors may have been on the move out of Africa 300,000 years earlier than we originally thought → Read More
What the Cottingley Fairies Can Teach Us about Belief
Why do false beliefs persist in the face of facts? → Read More
The Legacy of the Trickster Hare
Let's consider a different view of the Easter bunny → Read More
Why Did We Give Our Data to Facebook in the First Place?
Photos of our children, favorite movies, milestone photos, check-ins. Why do we take better care of our house keys than our personal data? → Read More
Why Did We Give Our Data to Facebook in the First Place?
Photos of our children, favorite movies, milestone photos, check-ins. Why do we take better care of our house keys than our personal data? → Read More
Our Understanding of the Labor Experience Is Overdue for Change
Labor interventions are largely driven by standards set in the 1950s. A growing body of research suggests it may be time for a change → Read More
How did purple become a Halloween color?
Orange, yellow, brown, red and black make sense. Where did purple come from? → Read More
How did purple become a Halloween color?
Orange, yellow, brown, red and black make sense. Where did purple come from? → Read More
The Art of the Elevator Dodge
Social avoidance behaviors in relation to elevators may be a coping mechanism to alleviate anxiety → Read More
The Rise of Pumpkin Spice
Pumpkins hold no special status for Americans unless it’s fall. Where did the obsession with pumpkin flavors come from? → Read More
The Rise of Pumpkin Spice
Pumpkins hold no special status for Americans unless it’s fall. Where did the obsession with pumpkin flavors come from? → Read More
The Rise of Pumpkin Spice
Pumpkins hold no special status for Americans unless it’s fall. Where did the obsession with pumpkin flavors come from? → Read More
Why Vending Machines are Not Bodegas
Technology should be bringing communities together, not creating further divisions. → Read More
The History Behind the King George III Statue Meme
Removing monuments of the confederacy is as much about the people calling for change as it is about the statues themselves. → Read More
Using Emotional Intelligence to Crack the Job Interview Code
Interviewing? Your skills are important, but it may come down to your emotional intelligence → Read More
What Drives Us to Peek in Someone's Medicine Cabinet?
What are we really hoping to find? → Read More