psychology

Looking at the 2011 earthquake in Japan, researchers found that natural disasters make men — but not women — more fond of taking risks.

In Well Grounded, behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert says it’s all about contingency planning.

It isn’t mind over matter as much as mind properly working with matter.

Childhood trauma can affect a child’s brain in dramatic ways for the rest of their lives.

From the cosmic blast into another being’s mind, to rolling bliss or obedient mind-slavery, fictional drugs have it all.

We have to practice doing nothing more often.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is updated for the 21st century in a new study.

Aww.

Here’s what it means to be a good leader—no buzzwords, no bullsh*t.

Phone usage was found to have similar reinforcing tendencies as eating or doing drugs.

The great mythologist reminds us that our bliss is part of our suffering.

A new study re-assesses multitasking.

Who would have thought that endlessly comparing your life to others would make you feel bad?

Ketamine is showing promise in alleviating suicidal thoughts.

There are many ways to posit the fundamental nature of reality.

One of the most famous experiments in psychology might be completely wrong.

There is no universal diet or exercise program.

Researchers find out why some people believe utter BS.

Turn on, tune in, and drop out and into a good psychedelic book.

An astronaut had to overcome hearing loss to get to fly to space.

It’s not just a case of “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

Bishop Jahwar saw first-hand that prison often doesn’t work as intended.

As it turns out, being just enough of a psychopath can do wonders for your creative career.

Entrepreneur and author Andrew Horn shares his rules for becoming an assured conversationalist.

Then again, maybe the study is fake news too.

A guide to making difficult conversations possible—and peaceful—in an increasingly polarized nation.

A new report outlines how the CIA considered using a drug called Versed on detainees in the years following 9/11.

Pleasure is not just about experiencing an enjoyable moment. It also involves anticipation – a connection between one’s present and future selves.

We’ve tried talking with apes for nearly a century. How far have we got?

We know the dangers of too little sleep. Now for the other side of the story.