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It’s hard to scare people without a visual imagination
Next time you listen to scary campfire stories, sit with a friend who has aphantasia.
How to think smarter about failure
There is no success without failure, but the fear of the latter is what's really keeping you from achieving your goals.
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The best defense against authoritarianism? More educated citizens.
For democracy to prosper in the long term, we need more people to reach higher levels of education.
How the pandemic has affected mental health internet searches
Did America's collective mental health get worse (and then better) after the first COVID-19 lockdown?
Sexual harassment claims from “non-stereotypical women” seen as less credible
A new study shows that beauty standards affect whether or not accusers are believed.
How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.
Some sleep is worse than no sleep for keeping fear in check
Getting plenty of sleep just became even more important.
Remote education is decreasing anxiety, increasing wellbeing for some students
A recent NIHR report found that students with previously low connectedness scores saw improvement in well-being and eased anxiety.
What we want from horror is a cardiac jump-start, study suggests
A study looks at the ingredients of a good scare.
Study: 75 percent of women executives have experienced imposter syndrome
A new survey also found that women executives believe imposter syndrome to be common among women in corporate America.
How the media helped fuel the anti-vaxx movement
Andrew Wakefield turned away from science and to the tabloids to spread his fabricated data.
Being in a frisky mood may improve your chances in the dating world
Positive, romantic thoughts could produce positive, romantic outcomes while dating.
Symptoms of mental exhaustion and tips for overcoming it
Are you mentally exhausted? Here's how to tell (and what to do about it).
To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty
Innovators don't ignore risk; they are just better able to analyze it in uncertain situations.
Is it COVID-19 or anxiety? Here’s how to tell the difference
Examining the differences between anxiety and COVID-19 symptoms and discussing the possibility of IAD (illness anxiety disorder) during a global pandemic.
Say yes to the world: On Nietzsche and affirmation
Can we affirm everything in life, the beauty and the suffering? Nietzsche says yes.
Anxiety related internet searches hit new high during pandemic
More people are looking up panic and anxiety attacks in quarantine.
The social anxiety playbook: Defeat your demons
Some anxiety is natural, but it doesn't have to control your life.
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Why are we fascinated by true crime stories?
Several experts have weighed in on our sometimes morbid curiosity and fascination with true crime.
‘A world with no ice’: Confronting the horrors of climate change
The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.
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Creativity: The science behind the madness
Human brains evolved for creativity. We just have to learn how to access it.
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Is AI a species-level threat to humanity?
Some of the world's top minds weigh in on one of the most divisive questions in tech.
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Horror video games may have therapeutic value
Fighting materialized, virtual monsters can be cathartic in stressful and precarious times.
Why we can stop worrying and love the particle accelerator
By delving into the mysteries of the Universe, colliders have entered the Zeitgeist and tapped the wonders and fears of our age.
The psychology of psychopathy: An inside look at the psychopathic brain
A 2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison study was the first of it's kind to show structural differences in the psychopathic brain.
Inside the brains of psychopaths
Three scientists examine three dimensions of psychopathy: neurological, social, and criminal.
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Free self-hypnosis therapy in your home? Just ask Alexa
Reveri Health has launched a new stress-relief self-hypnosis program through Amazon Alexa to help combat the anxiety of COVID-19.
Dread can be a powerful motivational tool
Sometimes not looking forward to something helps you get it done.
How to dissolve your ego—and why you should
Ever want to move forward but find you're in your own way?