psychology
"I thought strangers knew who I was and were whispering about me as I walked by."
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
The carnival spirit was in full swing when the priests got wasted and made indecent gestures while dressed like pimps.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death."
Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.
Throughout history, hundreds — sometimes thousands — of people have been spontaneously compelled to dance until collapsing or dying from exhaustion. What explains this bizarre phenomenon?
Research suggests there's truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
Will we ever unravel the mystery of consciousness? Two academics made a 25-year bet on it. The scientist lost.
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she's leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
Despite the claims of speed reading apps, it turns out that you actually have to read the book if you want to learn from it.
Your brain is trying to show you the future.
Your expectations form the way you experience the world.
Debate is a verbal sport with winners and losers. As such, it is less about the truth and more about who looks and sounds the best.
From smartphone envy to life dissatisfaction, the root cause of much unhappiness is that we are wired to imagine how things could be better.
In the ongoing battle against PTSD, a potential new weapon emerges: a nasal spray loaded with neuropeptide Y.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
The fear of deep bodies of water may be evolutionarily ingrained.
Primatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term "alpha male." Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an "alpha male" really is — empathetic and protective.
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Are people are more likely to act less emotionally and more rationally when speaking their second language?
"Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict." —Priya Parker
A new online religion is spreading misinformation and phony products.
A series of charts shows how prevalent different mental illnesses are across the globe — but how we define them matters.
You'll be able to sleep through a war.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
One of Apple's key innovations serves as a psychological breakthrough, as its technology eliminates the isolating feel of headset use.