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Psychology
With a record-setting $1.9 billion jackpot, you'd think it's a no-brainer to buy a Powerball ticket. But the math truly shows otherwise.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
Today’s scary clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.
4mins
Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.
Studying neuroscience through art.
A technique called targeted memory reactivation could improve common treatments for nightmare disorder.
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
Nothing meaningful is done quickly.
7mins
There are 38 kinds of secrets. The average person has 13 at any given moment. Michael Slepian explains how that can affect your health.
Oxytocin can boost heart cells' ability to regenerate.
Something doesn't add up.
The media is deliberately pushing your buttons.
4mins
“Conflict is useful. The question is how do you deal with conflict effectively.”
More than half of Americans feel anxious over their financial situation.
Million Stories
How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker?
If you believe that you're perfect, then somebody else must be responsible for your failures.
Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.
We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
After 70 years, "The Power of Positive Thinking" remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
8mins
The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.
Between 30% and 50% of the US population says they believe in ghosts.
Does donating relieve that anxiety? Or make it worse?
It might seem petty and shallow to get upset over a bad gift, but there's often a deeper reason behind the feeling.
One award was for a medical procedure that incapacitated thousands of people.
Negative feedback ignites the primal (“fight or flight”) and emotional (“do they hate me?”) parts of our brain first.
There's no escaping the death of loved ones. But that doesn't mean we're powerless in the wake of loss.
Fiona Broome remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn't). Oddly, many people had the same false memory.