The tabloids would have you believe that serial marriage — and divorce — is the norm, but the most recent Census figures …
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Why People Stick with Cancer Screening, Even When It Causes Harm
When it comes to complex medical decisions, cold hard statistics may hold little sway over patients in the face of a single, compelling anecdote.
The Five Secrets of Happily Married Parents
Do kids make marriage unbearable? Marital satisfaction surveys seem to suggest so, as do anecdotally rich cover stories of popular magazines.
Q&A: Why Bad Math Can Ruin Your Health
How do we know which numbers to trust and which health studies are sound? Healthland faces this dilemma every day, so we spoke with Charles Seife, the rare journalist with an undergraduate degree in mathematics, from Princeton no less.
Divorce: It’s Not If You Fight, But How You Fight That Matters
Newlywed? Congratulations! Hope the wedding was grand. And now…let the fighting begin.