psychology
No, being interested in BDSM does not mean you had a traumatic childhood.
Some volunteers performed above chance. They weren’t the psychics.
Has lockdown made your pet extra clingy?
Habits are easier to hack and change when you understand how they work.
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First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.
New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject’s gender identity.
There’s no such thing as a miracle drug.
After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.
As morally sturdy as we may feel, it turns out that humans are natural hypocrites when it comes to passing moral judgment.
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Fractal patterns are noticed by people of all ages, even small children, and have significant calming effects.
Scientists ripped up kids’ drawings. This is what they learned about relationships.
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The pieces don’t represent an army, they stand in for the Western social order.
A new study found that personality growth in young adults predicted career benefits such as income, degree attainment, and job satisfaction.
There is a neurological link between serotonin levels and the brain’s ability to control impulses and patience levels.
Monogamy is often considered a key component of traditional marriages, but it’s only half the story.
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How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
A biologist-reporter investigates his fungal namesake.
How to deal with “epistemic exhaustion.”
The heart of the religious ritual is mysticism, argues Brian Muraresku in “The Immortality Key.”
Historian Rutger Bregman argues that the persistent theory that most people are monsters is just wrong.
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Synchronous movement seems to help us form cohesive groups by shifting our thinking from “me” to “we.”
Heard about the phenomenon of FNE, or ‘first night effect’?
Schools have become captivated by the idea that students must learn a set of generalized critical-thinking skills to flourish in the contemporary world.
Psychologists discover that the way the brain perceives beauty differs between art or faces.
Recent research shows that brain teasers don’t make you smarter and don’t belong in job interviews because they don’t reflect real-world problems.
Aligning your goals with deeply held values produces better results—in your career and life.
The more you like, follow and share, the faster you find yourself moving in that political direction.
The color of toys has a much deeper effect on children than some parents may realize.
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The ability to speak up and ask will give these future leaders a much needed boost.
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We make school kids read “Lord of the Flies”—but it’s only half the story.
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