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Psychology

Crying Wolf in an Age of Alarms

The human costs of faulty disaster warnings.

May 15, 2024

The Psychology of Getting High—a Lot

Time to extinguish the slacker cliche.

April 19, 2024

The Bad Trip Detective

The researcher delving into the downsides of psychedelic drugs.

April 15, 2024

When Sleep Deprivation Is an Antidepressant

For some, a night without sleep causes mood-boosting changes in the brain.

March 26, 2024

Everything in Its Right Place

When a misplaced sense of familiarity gives rise to delusions of place.

March 21, 2024

Why We Search for Silver Linings

A tendency to reframe negative events may be embedded in our neurobiology.

March 13, 2024

A Jig for the Blues

New evidence for the curative effects of dance.

March 8, 2024

The Power of Regret

A simple game shows how fear of regret shapes decisions.

February 26, 2024

ChatGPT Is Funnier Than You

AI humor in theory and practice.

February 21, 2024

5 Myths About Love and Desire

Love languages aren’t a thing, and sex every day is probably overdoing it.

February 14, 2024

The Brave New Science of Love

What casual sex, pigeon relationships, and a drug for broken hearts can tell us about love.

February 12, 2024

Cary Grant Made LSD Therapy Fashionable

Benjamin Breen on his 3 greatest revelations while writing <i>Tripping on Utopia</i>, about the birth of psychedelic science.

February 8, 2024