Being seen for who you are, both existentially and metaphysically, is a gift that society should strive to bestow on all ...

The people most drawn to ideological thinking and authoritarianism aren’t aware of what makes them so susceptible ...

Coworkers would roll their eyes or cross their arms when Don spoke in virtual meetings. They criticised his contributions and described his ideas as stupid. They even made fun of the music he liked.

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We used an electric-shock dilemma to test the strength of people’s moral principles when faced with real-world complexities You enter a quiet laboratory room. Three people sit silently on chairs, ...

Even non-representational works can take hold of us, like the breathing colour fields of Mark Rothko’s paintings or the beautiful ambience of Max Richter’s music. Sometimes, artworks have such a ...

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Long considered a sign of mental illness, ‘pareidolia’ or seeing patterns in randomness might be a useful measure of creativity Have you, like Hamlet and Polonius, ever looked at the clouds and ...

The great historian came of age at the end of British rule in India. Now 94, she continues to defy a regime determined to forget the pluralism and dissent of India’s past Her science revealed that ...

They are too often ignored, yet sex differences affect the kind of trauma people experience and the effect it has on them ...

Studies of longterm friends offer surprising insights as to whether friends who are more or less alike tend to endure Bring to mind the friendships in your life: what do you think makes some of them ...

People go to extreme lengths to avoid time with their own thoughts. We’ve found some ways to make it more pleasurable Imagine you’re sitting in a bus, waiting in line or simply sitting on your sofa at ...