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Psychology
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.
7mins
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains why zero anxiety isn’t the goal.
The author of Frankenstein had an obsession with the cemetery and saw love and death as connected.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Studies on "growth mindset" interventions fail to show significant benefits.
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.
It could explain why so many people don’t respond to common antidepressants.
Now that the DSM lists severe hoarding as a disorder apart from OCD, psychologists are asking what explains its prevalence.
Your heart rate reveals your brain activity, which in turn can predict hit songs — and maybe stock performance, as well.
Uncovering the ideology of "Karens" and "Kens."
Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.
If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.
The strange case of cultured ultra-thief Stéphane Breitwieser — who claims “art is my drug” — has divided opinion. Is it Stendhal syndrome?
There were many similarities, but also some profound differences.
When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.
6mins
Modern life replaced spirituality with goal-setting — and it’s making us depressed. Here’s how to win back your happiness.
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death."
Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.
When done right, dark humor can help us face inconvenient truths and question stifling social conventions.
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she's leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
John Templeton Foundation
If you want to write and speak well, use common words, not grandiose ones. Unless you're Shakespeare, you're more likely to annoy people.
Your brain is trying to show you the future.
You become the main protagonist in these novels.
From smartphone envy to life dissatisfaction, the root cause of much unhappiness is that we are wired to imagine how things could be better.
Better cognitive control over our decisions can stave off disappointment in our actions.
