psychology
Did America’s collective mental health get worse (and then better) after the first COVID-19 lockdown?
What can ‘behaviorism’ teach us about ourselves?
Some mysteries take generations to unfold.
In the future, you might voluntarily share your social media data with your psychiatrist to inform a more accurate diagnosis.
New research identifies 16 different COVID-19 personality types and the lessons we can learn from this global pandemic.
As a new industry emerges, therapists need to be educated.
Lovers are parted from lovers, (grand)parents from children, families from their dead.
In her book The Art of Rest, one researcher conducted a thorough analysis of the top 10 activities we find most restful.
New research from MIT is unintuitive but could lead to a better system.
Most people believe you can win an argument with facts – but when “facts” are so often subject to doubt, are personal experiences trusted more?
A recent study showed that monkeys can make logical choices when given an A or B scenario.
Meet a spectacular new blue—the first inorganic new blue in some time.
Let noted cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker introduce you to psychology.
A new study casts doubt on previous research showing that emotional well-being plateaus at an income of $75,000 per year.
Answering the question of who you are is not an easy task. Let’s unpack what culture, philosophy, and neuroscience have to say.
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When someone is lying to you personally, you may be able to see what they’re doing.
Psychologists point to specific reasons that make it hard for us to admit our wrongdoing.
Workaholism is perhaps the most socially accepted addiction, but a new paper shines light on the serious health risks that accompany it along with which occupations are most at risk.
A popular and longstanding wave of thought in psychology and psychotherapy is that diagnosis is not relevant for practitioners in those fields.
A new study looks at why mysterious voices are sometimes taken as spirits and other times as symptoms of mental health issues.
Debating is cognitively taxing but also important for the health of a democracy—provided it’s face-to-face.
New research suggests you can’t fake your emotional state to improve your work life — you have to feel it.
The Persian polymath and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age teaches us about self-awareness.
A new study shows that beauty standards affect whether or not accusers are believed.
Study confirms the existence of a special kind of groupthink in large groups.
Imagine Heraclitus spending an afternoon down by the river…
Learn how to practice “self-indifference.”
