Why You Should NOT Fear Death
Why You Should NOT Fear Death - Memento mori: (Latin) remember you must die. Regularly confronting the thought of...
Psychology
How to unlock your creativity – even if you see yourself as a conventional thinker
People engage in creative thinking every day, whether they realize it or not. Ekaterina Chizhevskaya/iStock via Getty Images Lily Zhu,...
6 Struggles of Being Overly Intelligent
Intelligence like anything else is really hard to measure. Even though we have what is known as general intelligence or...
This course takes a broad look at failure – and what we can all learn when it occurs
Failure can be helpful if it’s understood correctly. Maria Korneeva via Getty Images Robert Kunzman, Indiana University Unusual Courses is...
How can you tell if something is true? Here are 3 questions to ask yourself about what you see, hear and read
Emotions can get in the way of knowing what’s true. Elva Etienne/Moment via Getty Images Bob Britten, West Virginia University...
Why is 13 considered unlucky? Explaining the power of its bad reputation
Many elevators do not have a floor numbered 13 because of common superstitions about the number. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty...
Mind the gap: gender differences in time use narrowing, but slowly
Shutterstock John Hawkins, University of Canberra and Michael James Walsh, University of Canberra The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released...
How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. Davidson
How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. Davidson | TEDxSanFrancisco "Why is it that some...
Own Your Behaviours, Master Your Communication, Determine Your Success | Louise Evans
This speech is a call to action. We spend about eighty percent of our day at work, the rest is...
Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little
What makes you, you? Psychologists talk about our traits or defined characteristics that make us who we are. But Brian...
The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems
Many companies have sold dangerous prescription drugs. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images David Herzberg, University at Buffalo You...
Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage
Evolutionary psychology may explain why magical thinking is so central to love. Viva Luna Studios via Unsplash, CC BY Benjamin...
Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day
Syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being. nambitomo/iStock via Getty Images Plus...
When texts suddenly stop: Why people ghost on social media
When texts suddenly stop: Why people ghost on social media Research suggests that many people prefer ghosting rather than open and...
How we describe the metaverse makes a difference – today’s words could shape tomorrow’s reality and who benefits from it
The metaverse might be a work in progress, but a key prototype – the virtual world – has been around...
How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is ‘authentic’
How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is ‘authentic’ Guided meditation...
Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss
Ruins of the Tower of St Roch, or Tower of the Patriarch, following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake by Jacques-Philippe Le...
Blaming ‘evil’ for mass violence isn’t as simple as it seems – a philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word
A visitor pays respects at a memorial created outside Robb Elementary School to honor the victims killed in the school...
The idea that power poses boost your confidence fell from favor – but a new review of the research calls for a second look
After great popularity, the idea of power poses came under fire. Choreograph/iStock via Getty Images Plus Astrid Schütz, University of...
Exercise boosts the brain — and mental health
Working out buffs up the body — and perhaps the mind, too. New research is revealing how physical activity can...
Algorithms, Lies, and Social Media
Achieving a more transparent and less manipulative online media may well be the defining political battle of the 21st century....
5 ways Americans’ lives will change if Congress makes daylight saving time permanent
Some people dread the time change that occurs twice a year – and for good reason. AP Photo/Elise Amendola Steve...
Behind the crypto hype is an ideology of social change
For some, promoting cryptocurrencies is political activism. Vasil Dimitrov/E+ via Getty Images Rick Wash, Michigan State University Behind the crypto...
