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Psychology

The Most Soothing Kinds of Nature Sounds

The closer to home, the better

April 22, 2026

How Lonely Walks in Nature Can Make You Feel Less Alone

You’re never really by yourself in nature

April 17, 2026

The Coming Psychedelic Holiday

The next few days were instrumental in the history of LSD

April 16, 2026

Why Middle-Aged Americans Are in Crisis

“It’s a sandwich generation, but on steroids”

April 16, 2026

The Costs of Feeling Lonely in a Crowd

An interview with a loneliness researcher about the varieties of social isolation

April 7, 2026

Can Plants Count?

It seems as though they can at least track the number of events in their environment

April 1, 2026

When Fake Supplements Work

A new twist on the placebo effect

March 27, 2026

The Internet Has Not Killed Reading—or Attention Spans

An interview with Kevin Ashton, MIT technology pioneer and author of The Story of Stories

March 24, 2026