psychology
Setting resolutions for the new year means you think the future is up to you — but is it?
Historical geniuses used the “creative nap” to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the “hypnagogic state” can help with problem solving.
Mental health, healing and pulling together were key themes of 2021, according to the world’s most popular search engine. Google processes billions of requests every day and its Year in Search […]
Stress – and how you manage it – is catching.
The placebo effect is not the “power of positive thinking.” The fact that it is getting stronger is not a good development.
When we satisfy our curiosity, the brain has a particular way of rewarding us.
Are some of us simple destined for unhappiness?
Research reminds us that mild cognitive impairment isn’t necessarily a prelude to dementia.
Next year is the perfect time to have better conversations!
Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images of happy family celebrations dominate the media. Anyone whose experiences don’t live up to the holiday […]
Ever felt sad during the holidays but weren’t sure why? Chances are you were suffering from a case of Christmas Blues.
Just don’t expect the apocalypse to look like it does in the movies.
Jean Paul Sartre summed up the existentialist idea of “bad faith” through a waiter who acted a bit too much like a waiter.
For relatives who live far apart, holiday rituals may be the glue that holds the family together.
Or you might just be a Leo.
Just as storylines make sense only when you have the context of the beginning and the end, listeners need to understand the impetus for why the album was even made.
A placebo-controlled study found that oxytocin seems to significantly reduce romantic jealousy among people in intimate relationships.
Successful constructive criticism is as much about mindset as methods.
Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — “fake it till you make it.”
Memory errors may actually indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is “optimal” or “rational.”
Experiencing too much pleasure and not enough pain may yield counterintuitive consequences.
In spreading politics, videos may not be much more persuasive than their text-based counterparts.
Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons offer a valuable insight: Life is about shifting labels.
The most technically impressive feats of animation often strike us as eerie instead of impressive, and it’s all thanks to the uncanny valley.
Think leisure is pointless?
As the saying goes: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional”.
In tough competitions, men tend to give up early when they feel a low sense of control. Testosterone eradicates that effect.
The results of a recent study suggest that some clinicians might be failing to explore other causes when treating gender dysphoria.
What value does wit hold in genres defined by brute strength?
