psychology
Music, journaling, and spending time with your pets are all science-backed ways to boost mental health during stressful times.
How can you give and receive more productive feedback? Form a psychological contract with a trusted partner.
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Scientifically, it’s referred to as ‘cancer-related cognitive impairment’ or ‘chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction’.
A clean work space, plants, and putting on the right pants all make working from home easier, according to science.
Researchers documented the most common negative side effects of smoking weed, and who might be most susceptible.
Nostalgia is also proven to decrease loneliness and increase resiliency.
Researchers observed “inter-brain coherence” (IBC) — a synchronisation in brain activity — between a musician and the audience.
Sometimes the best way to make changes is when you’re in the middle of a challenging time.
This video game designer’s creations have been said to work “neurological magic.”
In such states of creative divergent thinking, the body is aroused and the pupils become dilated.
An inside look at common relationship problems that link to how we were raised.
Because geocaches are always hidden out of sight, players often have to behave in out-of-the-ordinary ways to reach them.
Sometimes, the more understated you are, the more positively you’ll be received.
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Retail therapy has been proven to make us happier, but is there a catch?
A new study found that practicing mindfulness can lower feelings of paranoia.
In 1998, former New Yorker editor Tina Brown went into business with Harvey Weinstein. That was a colossal mistake.
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Social distancing won’t be easy, but science shows us how to make it more manageable.
What does your money personality say about how you save (and spend) money?
Researchers make breakthrough in studying traumatic long-term memory in flies.
Can a real pandemic (such as COVID-19) turn into mass hysteria?
Unique research out of Switzerland says be kind, just not too kind.
The answer depends on how we choose to balance religious freedom, social inclusion, and the search for self-identity.
When setting the standards and expectations for others, first take responsibility for your own.
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The more we learn about genetics and the brain, the more impossibly complicated both reveal themselves to be.
Participants were also more likely to see God as old than young, and male rather than female.
Whether you’re speaking at a wedding or your own TED Talk, here’s how you can make the experience a little less harrowing.
Studies have shown that dominant sexual activity can often boost your work ethic several days after a sexual experience.
These three tactics will help you focus on the task at hand.
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