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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.
It's the "intersection of burnout, imposter syndrome, and anxiety.”
Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
The Netflix show about a Birmingham crime family and their personal demons concluded earlier this month.
What’s one of the most reliable indicators that a first date is going well? The answer might lie in how closely the couple is matching each other’s behavior and physiology. […]
There is no long-term beneficial effect of medication on standardized test scores.
Success can be measured in different ways. When it hinges entirely on our careers, we fall victim to a devastating addiction.
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
Does memory start to work only at a certain age?
Your eyes are playing tricks on you.
8mins
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
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Deaths of despair are skyrocketing in the U.S., while at the same time, they are falling in other wealthy countries. What are we doing wrong?
Pain makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. What's puzzling is why so many of us choose to seek out painful experiences.
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Can we stop mass shootings? The first step is collecting data, and these authors have done just that.
You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.
Digital nomads can fully immerse themselves in their surroundings while advancing their career and stimulating the local economy. But there is one potential downside.
If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
4mins
Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
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5mins
There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
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What Odysseus needed from his father was something more important: the comfort of being a son.