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Calling the brain a computer is such a mechanistic, oversimplified image of this miraculous organ. But there is one way in which the metaphor is exact: the brain’s vulnerability to alien programs that are bad for the operating system, otherwise known as you. In the computer world, these alien programs…

We all want our children to be able to handle whatever life throws at them. When times are hard—especially when they are older and we cannot be there all the time—we hope they will be able to cope well and thrive. What is it that sets some people apart as…

On a recent couples weekend in the mountains near Charlottesville, everyone, it seemed, was affected by forgetfulness. Halfway there, for example, I realized I had left all the cold foods I planned to bring in the refrigerator. As others arrived, similar frustrations arose. One guy had forgotten his cherished French…