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Psychology

The Distracted Mind

Multitasking, task switching, and continuous partial attention.

February 27, 2017

Ingenious: Carl Erik Fisher

The meditative psychiatrist.

February 17, 2017

The Man Who Played with Absolute Power

A chat with the creator of the Stanford Prison Experiment.

February 9, 2017

The Anatomy of Charisma

What makes a person magnetic and why we should be wary.

February 9, 2017

Bias in the ER

Doctors suffer from the same cognitive distortions as the rest of us.

February 2, 2017

Does Depression Have an Evolutionary Purpose?

Some psychologists believe suicide and depression can be strategic.

February 2, 2017

The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind

Really lucky people may have a specific set of skills that bring chance opportunities their way.

January 31, 2017