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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.
"Downward counterfactual thinking" — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.
Vanadium dioxide is a strange material that "remembers" information and when it was stored. This is akin to biological memory.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
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You don't have to be an emperor to apply these rules to daily living.
You want your baby's name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
Foster your own moments of mystery.
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
Children who have a brain hemisphere removed — a procedure known as hemispherectomy — behave completely normally.
When your passion becomes your day job, sometimes the day job becomes a chore.
Here's how to avoid getting duped by the "dark patterns" of online businesses.
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A new study concludes that eating more carbohydrates reduces a person's risk of major depressive disorder.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
Paradoxically, some do it for erotic reasons.
By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, "prebunking" can fight fake news.