Psychology
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Does Musical Taste Narrow with Age?
What 450 million song plays tell us about how our listening habits evolve -
Can I Give You Some Advice?
Probably not -
When Your Father Is a Magician, What Do You Believe?
A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances -
Here’s Why Binge-Watching Is Good for You
Rabidly consuming TV shows, movies, or books could make us more imaginative and able to cope with stress -
Why This 17-Year-Old Girl Can’t Forget
Some people have extraordinary powers of mental time travel -
Looking at Art on Psychedelics
People took mushrooms, then studied famous paintings. Here’s what happened. -
Propaganda Doesn’t Have to Be a Dirty Word
Talking with philosopher Nathan Crick about using mass persuasion for good -
How Optimists Are Alike
Your brain and the Anna Karenina effect -
Can You Name That Tune?
A new online game could help researchers solve the mysteries of musical memory -
Is the State of the World Causing You Pain?
There’s a German word for that feeling
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Debunking Dangerous Views of Autism
This psychologist has worked with autistic people for 50 years. Here’s what she wants you to know.
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Conspiracy Theorists Can Be Deprogrammed
AI-delivered evidence might be better at changing minds than you are
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The Creativity Hack No One Told You About
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas
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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.