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Cognitive Psychology
There’s a psychological reason you haven’t created healthier habits in your life.
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Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here’s how to change that.
Will nature or nurture win out?
Searching for truth in unorthodox ways can be a valuable exercise. But Anatoly Fomenko's alternate world history is just plain weird.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
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When faced with too many choices, many of us freeze — a phenomenon known as "analysis paralysis." Why? Isn't choice a good thing?
Fish are surprisingly good in numbers tests — a skill that sometimes makes the difference between life and death.
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
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Studies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation are tied to feelings of authenticity.
If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
Stress-busting soundtrack or placebo effect?
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
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He’s written 7 books on happiness. He’s studied it for 30 years. He even taught it at Harvard. What can Tal Ben-Shahar tell you about really being happy?
Scientists find two 30-second techniques that prevent dizziness upon standing.
About six minutes after the heart stops, the brain essentially dies.
We imagine and debate the inner lives of literary characters, knowing there can be no truth about their real motives or beliefs. Could our own inner lives also be works of fiction?
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Is social media changing your memory? Here’s what the science actually says.
Zuranolone might help people feel better sooner than if they were relying on standard treatment alone.
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IQ tests only measure two of the eight intelligences. Howard Gardner explains them all.
John Templeton Foundation
Kids' underdeveloped brains seem to help them acquire new languages with little effort.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships.
Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Long before the Wordle mania, there was the crossword puzzle craze. And newspapers around the world condemned them as an “invasive weed” that caused mental illnesses and even murder.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
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It’s not a glitch in the matrix. It’s not the Mandela effect. There’s actually a scientific reason you remember things wrong.
Researchers have created a method to help workers collaborate with artificial intelligence systems.
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.