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Psychology

My Out-of-Body Experience

In a sensory deprivation tank, I lost my body and found myself.

January 19, 2022

It’s Not Irrational to Party Like It’s 1999

Contrary to what the philosopher said, passion can be a slave to reason.

November 17, 2021

The Neurologist Who Diagnoses Psychosomatics

Suzanne O’Sullivan on what medical science is missing about mysterious illnesses.

September 22, 2021

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