psychology

A blood test to diagnose mental illness is a “holy grail” of psychiatry.

To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?

High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.

Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.

Being a jerk gets you rich, promoted, and laid (if you’re a man). But there is a downside.

Like toddlers, adults can also get “overtired.”

Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today’s complex world.

As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power and a plate of cookies.” (Something like that.)

Some would say AI is immortal and all-knowing — Godlike, even.

Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.

Everyone commits this rationality error.

About 2.5% of women and 2.2% of men in the U.S. meet the criteria for body dysmorphic disorder.

When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.

Mass sociogenic illnesses can afflict thousands of people.

Your five-year-old can probably spot a cop-out.

There’s such thing as a healthy sense of pride in oneself and one’s accomplishments.

Depression might be similar to dreaming.

The formula for rational thinking explained by Steven Pinker.

Within the “Dark Triad” of personality traits, narcissism exists on a confidence spectrum.

Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes.

Ev Fedorenko’s Interesting Brains Project highlights the human brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt, reorganize in the face of early damage.

This is your brain on work.

“Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body.”

Extreme home environments — either very supportive or harshly negligent — tend to produce more sensitive kids.

“We are biologically programmed to have empathy. It’s something we can’t suppress.”

Mindfulness may be especially useful for gaining more control of your impulses to spend.

Only humans can voluntarily conjure new objects and events in our minds.

Research shows that spending more time on social media is associated with body image issues in boys and young men.

Studies show talk therapy works, but experts disagree about how it does so. Finding the answer could help professionals and patients.

While ticker tape synesthesia was first identified in the 1880s, new research looks at this unique phenomenon — and what it means for language comprehension.