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Psychology

Existential Comfort Without God

Can natural explanations to life’s big questions be as consoling as religious ones?

September 15, 2021

The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires

Synesthesia makes ordinary life marvelous.

August 18, 2021

The Transcendence of Tantric Sex

A psychologist argues science can take a lesson from ritual about how to heal.

August 18, 2021

The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary

We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.

July 28, 2021

Why People Feel Like Victims

Getting to the core of today’s social acrimony.

May 5, 2021

The Weak Case for Grit

Where’s the evidence that grit predicts success?

April 14, 2021

How to Quiet Your Mind Chatter

To break the tape loop in your head, talk to yourself as another person.

March 10, 2021

What If You Could Describe Your Dreams While Dreaming?

The potential to hack our dreams opens a new frontier for mental research.

March 10, 2021

Consciousness Is Just a Feeling

With help from Freud, this neuropsychologist locates consciousness in choice.

March 3, 2021