Professor Duckworth’s Crystal Ball Professor Angela Duckworth can pick up the winners out of a crowd. She can tell which West Point cadets will successfully complete their training, which National Spelling Bee contestants will emerge victorious, which teachers in tough neighborhoods will still be there in...
A world apart, the bushman of Africa and the villagers of Southern Thailand have both learned how to trap a monkey, taking advantage of the monkey’s unrelenting determination not to let go, even if it means compromising its freedom. And in that respect, we humans behave...
Does the belief that stress is harmful to your health influence your actual state of health? Can your beliefs about stress increase the likelihood of your premature death? The Science: In a 2013 study involving 28,753 participants, Dr. Abiola Keller and her colleagues at the University of...
