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Mind and Behavior
Millennials — who were raised to expect unlimited success but found only disappointment — can be drawn to manifestation.
Wherever automation rises, religiosity falls.
Do you really need a monstrous upbringing to make monsters?
Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.
Six hundred years in the history of trousers.
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
"The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel."
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
7mins
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains why zero anxiety isn’t the goal.
Despite the vast number of planets in the Universe, Earth's specific evolutionary history guarantees that its life forms — including humans — are utterly unique.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.
Studies on "growth mindset" interventions fail to show significant benefits.
Music is part of the human experience, which is why some philosophers have written about it. Some had wacky ideas.
Can targeted interventions save Americans?
4mins
How do “you” emerge from a collection of cells? A biologist explains.
The use of the letter x as an unknown is a relatively modern convention.
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society's overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
11mins
The best orgasms come when you learn how to unlock a sexual “flow state.” Emily Nagoski, a sex educator, shares a meditation to help you get started.
Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
How we organize all our digital stuff — from work research to side hustles to family photos — is key to our productivity.
A brief look at the six-decade challenge to psychiatry.
It could explain why so many people don’t respond to common antidepressants.
These landscapes — of geographical differences in head shapes — have vanished from acceptable science (and cartography).
Philosophy can focus on some dull topics. Luckily, some thinkers have spent lots of time on the philosophy of sex
Grief never ends. There is no closure, but there are things we can do to mitigate the feeling of loss.
4mins
Kelly Richmond Pope, a forensic accountant, shares a simple test that puts your ethics under the spotlight.
Meet the masterful con-men who impressed the great and the good despite the astonishing fiction of their very existence.