Psychology

From ancient monsters to modern slashers, our fascination with horror may be an evolutionary gift

Social isolation is a health problem, but how we talk about it matters

Researchers are learning more about limerence, the term for obsessive, involuntary love that is often unreturned

The Covid pandemic left this frontline medical worker burned out, angry, and depressed. Then she got high.

Certain kinds of mind wandering can lead to powerful epiphanies

The hidden dangers of virtual ghosts

Psychologist Paul Bloom on why chatbots make good companions. And why they don't.

A new book explores what drives the brain’s sometimes insatiable quest for vengeance

Probably not

What 450 million song plays tell us about how our listening habits evolve

A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances

Rabidly consuming TV shows, movies, or books could make us more imaginative and able to cope with stress