Individuals who possess a strong desire for novelty and intellectual exploration tend to have fewer children over their lifetimes. A recent study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences provides ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Openness to experience-- the drive for ...

There is considerable evidence that people’s political views are related to their personality traits to some extent (Sibley et al., 2012). One of the most consistent findings is that conservatives are ...