There aren't a lot of ironclad rules of family life, but here's one: No matter how much your parents deny it - and here's betting they deny it a lot - they have a favorite child. And if you're a… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are the same everywhere: The favored kids recognize their status and keep quiet about it -… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
You do not want to talk to me on the phone. How do I know? Because I don't want to talk to you on… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Overspending is as certain a part of the holiday season as overeating. But pushing away from both the table and the cash register at… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Certainly, people can get along without siblings. Single children do, and there are people who have irreparably estranged relationships with their siblings who live… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Marketers have long known that a name can make all the difference when you're trying to move the merch. The kiwifruit was once the… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Everybody loves to spend money at least some of the time - because everybody loves the stuff you can buy with it. The key… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Older fatherhood isn't all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
There may be no more-radioactive term in the English language than what we now almost always refer to as the 'n-word' - itself a… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
