Behavioral Scientist’s Post

Science is often presented in the form of the finished product—the answer. But we don’t read a novel solely for its ending, and the allure of travel isn’t the destination alone. Similarly, the power of science is its process, and what drives that process are questions, not answers. That's the spirit with which we created Brain Meets World, our second print edition and event series. Through prose, poetry, historical archives, and art, Brain Meets World takes readers on a hero’s journey of ideas. Across seven chapters totaling 160 pages, articles by leading behavioral scientists and science writers provide glimpses into the electric, surprising, painful, and peculiar paths that our ideas take—and take us on. Brain Meets World invites you to be a part of the conversation, to make connections, to fill in gaps, to ask questions, and take ideas in new directions.  Each copy of the printed magazine comes with a ticket to the Brain Meets World virtual event series (schedule to be announced in September, 2022). The series will feature conversations with the scientists, writers, and artists featured in the print edition and is offered exclusively to Brain Meets World supporters. Copies ship anywhere in the world, and every purchase supports Behavioral Scientist, a fiscally sponsored 501(c)3 nonprofit. Look inside Brain Meets World...