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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
4mins
Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?
The dying brain experiences a surge of electrical activity. Could this help explain the mysterious phenomena of near-death experiences?
Emotion dysregulation has been linked to unhealthy risk-taking, relationship challenges, and negative physical health outcomes.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
5mins
Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
Meditation can put you in a wiser relationship with life.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Thomas Edison was on to something…
The replication crisis has debunked many of psychology’s fair-haired hypotheses, but for the marshmallow test, things have only become more interesting.
The Shirky Principle states that "institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."
George Orwell got it right: "Never use a long word where a short one will do."
9mins
Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
Neuroscience is beginning to provide clues about the emergence of human consciousness.
John Templeton Foundation
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
The hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia may be due to a "reality threshold" that is lower than it should be.
Maintain peace of mind during tax season by correctly filling out your W-4.
Million Stories
Claims of a "loneliness epidemic" aren't based on robust data. Loneliness might be a problem, but it's not worse than it was in the past.
Take a hint from Einstein and Mozart — unplug and make peace with some degree of failure.
Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.