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When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
In "Off the Edge", journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.
Hormonal birth control for women may elevate the risk of depression and suicide, but so does pregnancy itself.
The gaze of another person can make us conceive of our body as an object.
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.
Religion fosters traits that are helpful in a school system that relies on authority figures and rewards people who follow the rules.
Get stronger in only three seconds per day? New research shows that it is possible.
Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese monk, thought walking could be a profound contemplative practice.
And what if both parties are skilled at mirroring each other? Will it produce a stalemate?
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. "Learning how to learn" requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.
According to Sigmund Freud, our revulsion at taboos is an attempt to suppress a part of us that actually wants to do them.
Risqué or just risky?
Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
Ages 30 to 45 are now “the rush hour of life.”
Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.
Behind the scenes, Hitler had at least three disastrous relationships, including a short-lived marriage.
Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.
Wordle activates both the language and logic parts of our brain and give us a nice boost of dopamine, whether we win or lose.
Those that were the best at math didn't even show income satiation — there was no upper limit to how much money could make them happy.
“I need to think about the future. Will you help me?”
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
From succubi to aliens, stories of abductions or other unsettling encounters have been with us for millennia. What explains them?
Beautiful people really know how to catch a break.
The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.
Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
Regret isn't just unpleasant, it's unhealthy.