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528 articles-
The Emotional Cost of Parental Burnout
A burned-out parent is a less emotionally real parent -
Here’s What’s Happening in the Brain When You’re Improvising
It has a surprising cerebral signature -
You Might Be Misreading Your Dog
Our own emotions may play a major role when gauging Fido’s feelings -
Imagine Your Way to a Better Relationship
Picturing positive encounters can make you like a person more -
The Very Human Stressor That Causes Rats to Seek Out Weed, Too
Rats: they’re just like us -
Call Your Grandparents This Holiday Season—for Their Health
Everyday conversations across generations may boost older adults’ sense of purpose -
Americans Don’t Seem to Enjoy Negotiating
Even when they have to pay more to avoid it -
How to Tell if Someone’s Really Listening
The eyes adjust to help us focus as we chat -
This Meal Might Bring You to Tears
Experimental psychologist Charles Spence on how our senses shape how we eat -
Which Country Is Most Narcissistic?
It’s not the United States
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Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying?
Taking stock of your foibles could extend your life
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What Makes Someone Good at Reading the Room?
Those who have this special skill may be better at weighing ambiguous cues
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We Overestimate the Prevalence of Online Trolls
This misconception can prompt us to feel pessimistic about our peers—and the world
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The 3 Ways We Read Between the Lines
How humans infer meaning from spoken language is more complex than we thought
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The Emerging Science of Being Hangry
Your ability to tune into your body’s internal signals shapes hunger-driven mood swings
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You’re Probably Not Addicted to Social Media
Most of us overestimate how hooked we are -
What Laziness Has to do with Beauty
The aesthetic benefits of low mental effort -
This Common Personality Trait May Fuel Serial Killers
A form of narcissism may underlie the psychology of sexually motivated murder -
Does Anger Aggravate Pain?
The surprising connection between feelings of injustice and bodily aches -
What Makes a Word Beautiful?
It’s not what we thought