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A new study suggests that we all underestimate how much people like us after a first meeting.
If you want to be a better and more passionate communicator, these tips are important.
Money makes the world go 'round. Unfortunately, it can make both children and adults into materialists.
What makes an excellent educator?
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We all know sleeping with your ex is a bad idea, or is it?
Want a happy, satisfying relationship? Psychologists say the best way is to learn to take a joke.
He was recruited by Jim Henson himself in 1969.
They have more casual sex, too.
People often say, "I'm just not a math person," but the truth is that no one's brain is hardwired for math.
“How do you feel?” is a simple and commonly asked question that belies the complex nature of our conscious experiences. The feelings and emotions we experience daily consist of bodily […]
A new survey asks Europeans and Americans to share their imaginary lives.
Minimalism, thought to be a solution to our overstimulated lives, is actually dulling our senses.
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Research says we overestimate the risk of truthtelling.
Across the world, companies are experimenting with shorter workweeks — is it working?
Sticklers, pedants, and English teachers love to correct your grammar, but they can put their red pens down when it comes to these six folk errors.
Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.
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The structured nature of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and its clearly defined principles (based on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours) make it relatively easy to train practitioners, ensure […]
We tend to treat death and dying as a somber and serious event, but what if it doesn't have to be that way?
Find out the multiple ways we classify and ascertain what constitutes intelligence.
A new study finds that naps bring cognitive benefits.
The FIRE movement believes frugality is key to retiring in your 30s; others think the movement is about privilege more than prudence.
A new study compared cognitive boosts from running versus relaxing.
All humans have a mindful capability for creative thought. Unleashing it is dependent on how we're taught to go about the creative process.
The five stages of psychogenic death — aka, "give-up-itis."
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have pinpointed a neurological trend in those genetically predisposed with depression.
Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.
Book-smarts don't mean anything if you don't know how to apply them to life.
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Want to solve problems faster? Learn to unleash your connectional intelligence.
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Notice anything different? The biggest ideas of the 21st century just got a makeover.