Psychology
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Chronic stress changes your brain chemically – and can trigger depression
Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, The Conversation Christelle Langley, The Conversation Muzaffer Kaser, The Conversation
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People with severe mental illness have shorter lives – but the solution isn’t simple
Nick Meader, The Conversation Hollie Melton, The Conversation
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Increased surveillance in public spaces is changing not just how we act, but also how we think
Janina Steinmetz, The Conversation
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Human beings have survived and conquered for centuries not by innovation – but imitation
Connor Wood, The Conversation
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One in 10 people never recover from grief. Why is that?
Marie Lundorff, Aeon
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How the injuries of modern love are redefining India’s ideas of traditional marriage
Parul Bhandari
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Your work doesn’t have to be a calling. Why we need to move past the mantra ‘do what you love’
Sam Haselby, Aeon
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The complex history of ‘happiness’ reveals that it is an unstable concept with political undertones
Rob Boddice, Aeon
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Seeing dead people is not always incompatible with modern, mainstream science
Andreas Sommer, Aeon
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How to make your crush like you: This TikTok creator teaches viewers ‘psychology tricks that work’
Scroll Staff
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The science behind disagreements. Or why we cling to our beliefs
Andreas Kappes, The Conversation Tali Sharot, The Conversation
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You know that warm, fuzzy feeling evoked by cat videos? There is a Sanskrit word to describe it
Alan Fiske, Aeon
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Why most people fail to speak up against authoritarian regimes
Nick Chater, The Conversation
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Are you bad at recognising faces? It may have something to do with your personality
Karen Lander, The Conversation
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Your personality is not just who you are but also where you are
Dorsa Amir, Aeon
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Do clusters of holes and cracks scare you? You are not alone
Chrissie Giles, Mosaic.com
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Can language accurately predict whether someone is suffering from depression?
Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi, The Conversation
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What is to be done about the problem of creepy men?
Heidi Matthews, Aeon
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Malcolm Gladwell, author of ‘Blink’, is back with a book to warn us about strangers
Malcolm Gladwell
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The science and psychology behind why people believe in curses
Ken Drinkwater and Neil Dagnall, The Conversation