Michael Kirham for The Boston Globe

Michael Kirham for The Boston Globe

The too-smart city

We’re building the metropolis of the future – green, wired, even helpful. But is that really where we want to live? By Courtney Humphries

Uncommon Knowledge

How the hot hand delusion messes with the game

And other surprising insights from the social sciences.

The long, weird history of the Nigerian e-mail scam

200 years ago, a near-perfect con was already snagging our imaginations—and wallets.