psychology

01/12/2024 - 14:48

There’s a somewhat forgotten idea from psychology that can help explain why. It’s called the region-beta paradox, and it describes a common... →

17/10/2024 - 13:38

Fifty years ago, as graduate students at Oxford, my wife and I were preparing to do anthropological fieldwork on the island of Sumba, in... →

14/08/2024 - 14:24

We can see this preference in sports. Just consider the popularity of the Jamaican bobsled team who inspired the film Cool Runnings.... →

08/09/2023 - 12:53

The study, published today in the journal “Nature Human Behaviour,” confirms what individual studies have hinted at for decades,... →

24/07/2023 - 13:03

In the mid-2nd century, CE Justin Martyr explained the role of demons in Christian thought. The sons of God succumbed to intercourse with... →

28/06/2023 - 12:43

If you now look to the future, I'm sure you can picture some important landmark events, but you may be hard-pressed to imagine further... →

10/03/2023 - 14:52

As a philosopher of mind, I think the key ingredients of personal transformation are not always found in tectonic events. Drawing from... →

18/02/2023 - 16:22

“We were quite literally forced to be friends,” Konchar told me. But even after they moved out of their mothers’ homes, the friendship... →

15/11/2022 - 17:36

After experiencing years of severe health issues, Seneca was exiled from Rome under Emperor Claudius, then returned to tutor and... →

28/10/2022 - 11:58

Whether it’s a relatively new relationship or a long-time marriage, breaking up is hard. Research published in the Journal... →

20/08/2022 - 13:31

Nudges aim to influence people to make better decisions. For example, authorities may set a “better” choice, such as donating... →

31/07/2022 - 15:02

When half a million people completed an online questionnaire in 2018 the participants who were in their 20s and 30s said on... →

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