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Striking differences in the composition of the gut microbiome suggest that fermented food could help those suffering from anorexia.
Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.
Our bodies crave more food if we haven’t had enough protein, and this can lead to a vicious cycle.
More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep. Diet is an important, under-recognized culprit.
Nobody knows where the word "penguin" comes from.
How humans came to feel comfortable among strangers, like those in a café, is an under-explored mystery.
John Templeton Foundation
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
What do Remus Lupin, Katniss Evergreen, William Wordsworth, and Usain Bolt all have in common?
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
To understand Vincent van Gogh, we must first debunk the myth of the tortured artist. Van Gogh believed his illness inhibited his creativity.
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
"You gotta know when to fold 'em."
The lack of friendship is particularly a problem for men. But there are easy ways to make friends.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
Million Stories
Chess could perhaps be the ultimate window through which we might see how our mental powers shift during our lives.
When it comes to spotting a lie, less is more.
Do you think other people are happier than you?
The puzzle of play
The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.
Self-help gurus for the digital age.
More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
This was largely a philosophical question until 2005, when a surgical team in France performed the first partial face transplant.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
The study was small and didn't include a placebo group, but there is reason to believe that the drugs really do work.
Considering the perspectives of others has important benefits for individuals and for society. There is one easy way to do it.
John Templeton Foundation
If you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips.
Always look on the bright side of death.
End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.