Psychology
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The Creative Nest
How decorating work spaces supports art making -
Ukrainian War Widows on the Edge
Adventure therapy takes on the challenge of helping war-torn families -
David Lynch Opens a Portal to Our Minds
I use the filmmaker’s work in my psychology lab to understand how we make sense of an unsettling world -
Why Do Some People Look Like Their Dogs?
The resemblance isn’t just a comical coincidence -
Does Life’s Happiness Have a Shape?
How we feel about life as we age is not as universal as we thought. -
Making Friends with Your Past and Future Selves
It’s what psychologists call self-continuity, and can improve your health and well-being. -
Consciousness Has a Psychology Problem
The biases that shape our understanding of the mind. -
Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet
How to jumpstart our empathy for future generations. -
Why We Ghost
The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners. -
When Do We Have Free Choice?
Two psychologists explain how we think about freedom.
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Can Ecstasy Save a Marriage?
A new wave of experimental therapy is enlisting MDMA in relationship counseling.
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Falling Down a Rabbit Hole in Real Life
Neurologists are just beginning to understand Alice in Wonderland syndrome.
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Can Trees Heal You?
How walking in the woods changes your brain. -
Out of Your Head
Exploring psychedelic experiences that seem wider than the brain. -
Are You Psychic? Nudge, Nudge
A phenomenon called “population stereotypes” helps explain how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy. -
When Logic Beats Imagination
Sometimes picturing things in your mind is counterproductive. -
Reading Through Grief
Trying to turn the page on my mom’s death.