Psychology
The Creative Sweet Spot of Dreaming
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
This Drug Can Mend a Broken Heart
A new therapy promises to take the sting out of traumatic memories.
Can Tripping Save the Planet?
The mysterious connection between psychedelic use and eco-activism.
Why Do People Believe in Ghost Stories?
One question for Iris Berent, an Israeli-American cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University.
Does Consuming Cannabis Boost Creativity?
One question for Christopher Barnes, a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Washington.
Do Political Ads Influence Voting Behavior?
One question for Donald Green, a political scientist at Columbia University.
What Makes Us Lucid Dream?
One question for Péter Simor, a psychologist at Eötvös Loránd University.
I Didn’t Know My Mind Was So Strange Until I Started Listening to It
I took part in an experiment to decipher my inner thoughts.
Should Social Psychologists Experiment with Psychedelics?
One question for Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at UC Riverside.
Why Should We Delay Gratification?
One question for Yuko Munakata, a psychologist at the University of California, Davis and director of the Cognition in Context Lab.
What Motivates Political Violence?
One question for Katarzyna Jaśko, a social psychologist at Jagiellonian University in Poland.
