Psychology
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Crying Wolf in an Age of Alarms
The human costs of faulty disaster warnings. -
The Psychology of Getting High—a Lot
Time to extinguish the slacker cliche. -
The Bad Trip Detective
The researcher delving into the downsides of psychedelic drugs. -
When Sleep Deprivation Is an Antidepressant
For some, a night without sleep causes mood-boosting changes in the brain. -
Everything in Its Right Place
When a misplaced sense of familiarity gives rise to delusions of place. -
Why We Search for Silver Linings
A tendency to reframe negative events may be embedded in our neurobiology. -
A Jig for the Blues
New evidence for the curative effects of dance. -
The Power of Regret
A simple game shows how fear of regret shapes decisions. -
ChatGPT Is Funnier Than You
AI humor in theory and practice. -
5 Myths About Love and Desire
Love languages aren’t a thing, and sex every day is probably overdoing it.
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The Brave New Science of Love
What casual sex, pigeon relationships, and a drug for broken hearts can tell us about love.
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Cary Grant Made LSD Therapy Fashionable
Benjamin Breen on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Tripping on Utopia, about the birth of psychedelic science.
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Why We Reject New Ideas
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
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Are You Hypnotizable?
Why some of us are more susceptible to hypnotism than others. -
Will Psychedelics Replace Antidepressants?
Psychedelic treatment is helping patients make difficult emotional breakthroughs. -
Your Brain Wants a Linear Story
Artists may jumble time for dramatic effect. But your unconscious is always putting the narrative in order. -
We Can Be Heroes
The transformative power of seeing your life as a hero’s journey. A reporter’s eyewitness account. -
What Gets Enemies to Negotiate
The value of anger, guilt, and future thinking for finding common ground.
