fear

Being raised indoors might be the reason young Americans struggle in the adult world.

Using terrifying language when talking about climate change may be scaring people into inaction.

Beyond trigger warnings and safe spaces lies an entire population that espouses victimhood in all walks of life.

It’s “clinically proven” to induce nightmares, says Burger King, which ran a pretty weird study.

The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.

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 […]

Feeling the urge to scare yourself this Halloween? Here are seven important horror films you have to see.

It’s all about smooth pursuit.

Are you scared—of flying, the dark, anything? Or are you scared about not being in total control of the situation?

A.I. will bring a series of social and financial changes, and it will force us to confront a problem we’ve been avoiding for much too long, says Joscha Bach.

Some experts take issue with Elon Musk’s frightening warning about AI taking over.

Kyle Maynard is a photographer, wrestler, and inspiration machine. Here’s how he pursued his passion and helped others along the way.

A new study finds LSD — a Schedule I drug with “no medical value” — to be therapeutically beneficial. 

Do you retreat from your ambitions out of fear? Self-preservation isn’t doing you any favors, says Kyle Maynard. Confront your excuses and live more honestly.

Does the thought of death make you anxious? A new study suggests that the fear of mortality isn’t really about the afterlife at all. 

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told an audience we should not be “putting too much faith or fear elected officials.” This includes Donald Trump.

Surprisingly, this study was not funded by HBO, Netflix, Hulu or the Illuminati. 

Recent research in psychology reveals insights into how the stories we are exposed to affect our identities and ideas. What implications does this hold for the influence of the news and the ethics of journalism?