psychology
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It’s a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
What a long strange trip it’s been.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.
Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.
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Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
Goalkeepers have an enhanced ability to integrate auditory and visual information compared to other players.
If the “self” is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
Only about 10% of patients survive cardiac arrest. Of the ones who do, many have amazing stories to tell.
We’re often ashamed to say, “I don’t know” — but this professional poker player thinks it’s one of our greatest strengths.
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Chronic pain is often driven by brain processes that can be reprogrammed.
They’re not just watching you; they’re also calculating.
There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.
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Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there’s anything useful about the field at all.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.
His crime was so great, he was not only sentenced to death but his name was to be erased from memory.
“When Harry Met Sally” lied to you.
There are issues with Kinsey’s data, but his books revolutionized Americans’ thinking about sex and sexuality.
We are prone to false memories. One reason is that we are biased toward remembering tidy endings for events, even if they didn’t exist.
Spend well, save well, live well.
Scientific evidence does not support the use of trigger warnings, which are described as a “disingenuous gesture of trauma awareness.”
A history of othering, experimentation, and mystery.
When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.