"a more controversial third paradigm used to elicit the endowment effect is the mere ownership paradigm, primarily used in experiments in psychology, marketing, and organizational behavior..."

"robosexuals eagerly await the promised arrival of sophisticated sex robots: talking, walking dolls that can carry a conversation, discern what a user wants, and give it to them. realbotix, the californian company that makes realdolls such as sidore, is a frontrunner in the nascent sex robot market..."

"graham thought either of them, if nominated, would lose the general election. choosing between them, he told reporters, was “like being shot or poisoned. what does it really matter?..."

"if you see the majestic stones on salisbury plain as an emblem of england, think again. a major new british museum exhibition connects them to many points and cultures across europe through 1,500 years of immigration..."

"at 10pm i started my walk along – and in – kent street. i felt nervous. would these people shout at me? my clothes, my demeanour, even the way i walk screamed that i’m an outsider..."

"mary gaitskill teaches us to embrace complexity the writer understands that love is a living nightmare..."

"they are the stuff of dreams and nightmares – but what is it like to live on one? here, four intrepid souls explain how they made a home in some of the most remote places on earth..."

"while it’s rare for regretful mothers to speak out openly, there’s evidence that they are a real and struggling minority..."

"more us adults are opting out of parenthood, but what does growing older without kids really look like?..."

"from honjok – taking part in activities alone – to bihon – pledging never to marry – a pushback against the traditional family unit is reshaping society..."