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And what if both parties are skilled at mirroring each other? Will it produce a stalemate?
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. "Learning how to learn" requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.
According to Sigmund Freud, our revulsion at taboos is an attempt to suppress a part of us that actually wants to do them.
Risqué or just risky?
Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
Ages 30 to 45 are now “the rush hour of life.”
Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.
Behind the scenes, Hitler had at least three disastrous relationships, including a short-lived marriage.
Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.
Wordle activates both the language and logic parts of our brain and give us a nice boost of dopamine, whether we win or lose.
Those that were the best at math didn't even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.
“I need to think about the future. Will you help me?”
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
From succubi to aliens, stories of abductions or other unsettling encounters have been with us for millennia. What explains them?
Beautiful people really know how to catch a break.
The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.
Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
Regret isn't just unpleasant, it's unhealthy.
People who visit Florence seem strangely susceptible to Stendhal syndrome, which is blamed on an overwhelming sense of awe.
Certain types of dogs seem to be more discerning than others, however.
We seem to have a "progression bias" that nudges us toward pro-relationship decisions and away from breaking up.
Frank Lloyd Wright captured serenity in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, but his egotistical tendencies made life for others anything but serene.
Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.
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James Gleick, the author of biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, discusses what they and other geniuses have in common.
John Templeton Foundation
This article was originally published on our sister site, Freethink. Fifteen volunteers in France just spent more than a month living in a cave — without any way to tell time — […]
Treatments for depression have significantly improved since the 1980s. So why isn't the rate of depression decreasing?
For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.
Undiagnosed brain disease or divine inspiration? The origins of the French composer’s most provocative composition remain up for debate.
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.