Psychology
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What is the Mandela effect? And why is it cited to explain the unlikely election of Donald Trump?
Neil Dagnall and Ken Drinkwater, The Conversation
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If you want to be successful at work, start by being happy
Lisa C Walsh, Aeon
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Move over, ‘hygge’. The word the world really needs to combat stress is Danish, and it is ‘pyt’
Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation
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A belief in meritocracy isn’t just wrong – it’s detrimental and self-serving
Clifton Mark, Aeon
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Why family group texts cause anxiety – and how you can cut the messaging cord
Elisabeth Sherman, Aeon
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It’s possible to have a civil debate on politics and religion. Here’s how
Larisa Heiphetz, The Conversation
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What’s behind our appetite for self-destruction? Edgar Allan Poe might have known
Mark Canada, The Conversation Christina Downey, The Conversation
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Point, click, forget: Our obsession with taking photos is changing how we remember the past
Giuliana Mazzoni, The Conversation
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Can artificial intelligence ever keep up with the complicated world of human emotions?
Dr Rich Firth-Godbehere
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Making New Year’s resolutions personal could actually make them stick
Bernice Plant, The Conversation
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At once tiny and huge: How philosophers describe the feeling we call ‘sublime’
Sandra Shapshay, Aeon
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Scientists are trying to alter memories to treat drug addiction
Lauren Aguirre
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Are humans good or bad? Here’s the prognosis, according to psychology
Christian Jarrett, Aeon
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How a wooden bench in Zimbabwe is starting a revolution in mental health
Alex Riley, Mosaic
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World Mental Health Day: How to beat back the sense of impending doom
Shelja Sen
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Brett Kavanaugh row: A brief history of how the ‘teen boys will be boys’ assumption was born
Ashwini Tambe, The Conversation
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The dark side of being an Instagram influencer: The constant need for likes and validation
Elvira Bolat, The Conversation Parisa Gilani, The Conversation
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This animated video reveals why Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung broke up (without psychoanalysing them)
Scroll Staff
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Stress makes you better at processing bad news
Tali Sharot, Aeon
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Public health systems ignore the psychological needs of women who have stillbirths
Vijayaprasad Gopichandran Sudharshini Subramaniam Maria Jusler Kalsingh