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Over the past two decades, the proportion of those who identify as bisexual increased from 1.2% to 4.5%.
To advance the gender-affirming healthcare of all those who transition, we must also understand the nature and causes of those who detransition.
If you think you know what sex, gender, and "the right thing to do" for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science.
The existential philosopher argued that an authentic and meaningful life is measured by choice.
How humans came to feel comfortable among strangers, like those in a café, is an under-explored mystery.
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From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
The old linear job model is obsolete. Our post-pandemic work lives are defined by options and flexibility.
There are three barriers we need to overcome to have better, more productive arguments.
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.
Looking at ourselves in a mirror — or on a video call — shapes our sense of self. But what you see is not what others see.
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People in the East and West really do think differently, especially when it comes to self-identity. Depending where you live, either associative or distinctive thinking will shape your sense of self.
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What inequality and populism look like in the brain, according to a neuroscientist.
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What Odysseus needed from his father was something more important: the comfort of being a son.
The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.
Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons offer a valuable insight: Life is about shifting labels.