psychology

Here’s why the Irish president believes students need philosophy.

Smart people are not afraid to say “I don’t know.”

When are you most optimistic? A study found how optimism varies throughout life.

Even drawing stick figures has its benefits.

There’s a reason people are “triggered” during voting time.

Just how much is social media use affecting children?

Psychologists looked at how liberals and conservatives react after learning about “white privilege”.

Study finds that neurotic people deal with more “mental noise” than others.

What happens to a person’s identity when they are forced to play a hypermasculine role just to survive?

Don’t denigrate immigrants, says Jared Diamond. You are one.

These three things can help you make smarter and faster decisions.

Your co-workers could be causing your insomnia.

There’s few domains in life that aren’t improved by learning how to cook.

Research suggests that people with depression find sad music calming — or even uplifting.

A new experiment aims to remove the psychological pressures of using Instagram.

Some basic areas we could all use some improvement in.

If you’re lacking confidence and feel like you could benefit from an ego boost, try writing your life story.

Psychopaths are manipulative, violent, impulsive, and lack empathy — but if psychopathy encourages more frequent reproduction, is it, then, an advantageous strategy?

Taking care of our minds is an often neglected aspect of aging. What are we going to do about it?

The Indian philosopher had a lot to say.

The calorie is the basic unit of measure of food — and it might be off.

New research at Carnegie Mellon University suggests a game of musical chairs.

He reminds us that meaning is wherever we choose to look.

Elite organizations tend to get conspiracy theorists going.

Sisu is an ancient concept that is an integral part of Finland’s national character.

But we already knew that, didn’t we?

This is the psychology of why friendships (and marriages) fail.

Wanna lose weight? How does eating only pineapple and lamb chops sound? Maybe receiving all your sustenance through a feeding tube instead?

Big and strong? That’s not what makes an alpha male, says primatolgist Frans de Waal.